foxnews.com - 11/19/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama is tapping former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be the next Health and Human Services secretary.
rollcall.com - 11/19/2008
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rollcall.com —
Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has
been offered the job of Health and Human Services...
secretary by President-elect Barack Obama and has accepted the job, according to a Democratic source close to Daschle.
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Obama Taps Daschle for HHS
prospect.org - 11/19/2008
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prospect.org —
CNN is reporting that Tom Daschle will not
only be Health and Human Services Secretary, but also...
health reform czar under the Obama administration. This is huge news, and the clearest evidence yet that Obama means to pursue comprehensive health ...
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TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.
online.wsj.com - 11/19/2008
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Daschle to Become Health and Human Services Secretary - FOXNews.com Elections
Apparently the Administration of Hope and Change is also going to be the Administration of Old and Tired. However, keep in mind that most of these old, tired hacks are hard-core lefties.
I’m waiting for Janet “Burn A Baby For Breakfast” Reno to be dragged out of her crypt and offered some position.
Obama Taps Thomas Szasz To Run Department of Health and Human Services
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Ha! No, it's gonna be Tom Daschle. Or so say "two Democratic sources close to Daschle and with intimate knowledge of the decision." So you see, he isn't just drawing on Clinton retreads; he's reaching out to retreads from the legislative branch, too. ...
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