news.yahoo.com - 11/20/2008
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AP - Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the president-elect who promised change. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the capital's most famous woman for two decades, seemed ever more likely to be his secretary of state.
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
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/19/2008
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
CHICAGO (CNN) — Three sources close to the
transition and in a position to know tell CNN...
that former Sen. Tom Daschle is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and the former Senate Majority Leader has ...
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Daschle the choice for Health and Human Services
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President-elect promised change, picking insiders
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Department's No. 2 when Clinton's husband was president. Rahm Emanuel, Obama's chief of staff, is another veteran of the Clinton White House. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is Obama's primary choice to be secretary of the Homeland Security Department, several news organizations reported Thursday. The New York Times, citing Democrats with knowledge of the process, said Napolitano was about to be offered the job. The Washington Post also reported that she was Obama's choice. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obam...
Obama promised change, picking insiders, media whines
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... AP -- President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts. Wehhhhh!!!!! ...
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news.yahoo.com 12/11/2008 — AP - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will pull double duty in the Obama administration, where he will serve not only as the Health and Human Services secretary but also oversee a new White House Office of Health Reform.
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/20/2008 —
It doesn’t come as a shock to see that Tom Daschle will be tapped as HHS Secretary . The more interesting news is the notion that Daschle “will also reportedly be given a policy portfolio that stretches beyond the department in order ...
Report: Obama Picks Daschle For Health And Human Services
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/19/2008 — Tom Daschle, who suffered a major downfall when he went from being Senate Democratic Leader to losing his own seat in 2004, is now enjoying a comeback of sorts -- Barack Obama has reportedly tapped Daschle to be his new Secretary of Health and Human ...
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blogs.tnr.com 11/19/2008 — So much health care news, so little time to blog. But let me weigh in on the news, via, CNN, that Tom Daschle will be Secretary of Health and Human Services . He will also serve as the White House point person on health care reform . This is a ...
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday Nov 20th, 2008 —
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Reuters: Politics 11/20/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are recommending that President-elect Barack Obama boost overall defense spending for at least the next five years, the top U.S. arms buyer said on Thursday.
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