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WWW.samefacts.com - 2/2/2009
Daschle: too heavy a weight to carry
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It's too bad, but I agree with Hilzoy: Tom Daschle has to go. Obama doesn't have to be mean to him. "Tom Daschle is a good man, but he's not the first good man to fall into bad company and learn bad ways. I'll always value his friendship and welcome his advice, but it's a new day in Washington ...
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dcexaminer.com - 2/2/2009
www.dcexaminer.com >> Politics
— dcexaminer.com — Tom Daschle's second act promises to be much tougher Tom Daschle couldn't have received a much warmer... welcome from his former Senate colleagues than he... (more) www.dcexaminer.com >> Politics

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/2/2009
Taking Stock Of The Daschle Charges
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Tom Daschle's nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services has hit a serious snag, in... the wake of a string of revelations mostly related to his payment of taxes on income he received as part of his consulting activities since he left the ... (more) Taking Stock Of The Daschle Charges

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TOM DASCHLE: THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.
prospect.org - 2/2/2009
TOM DASCHLE: THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.
— prospect.org — As the post below indicates, I'm not convinced that Tom Daschle's future is substantially imperiled by his... shoddy tax returns. Nor am I convinced that it should be. Few actually believe that Daschle meant to cheat the government out of a $100,000 in ... (more) TOM DASCHLE: THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.

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Blogometer:  2/2: First Geithner, Now Daschle?

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2/2: First Geithner, Now Daschle?
Blogometer — February 02, 2009 2/2: First Geithner, Now Daschle? Liberal bloggers were outraged by the news that Barack Obama 's nominee for HHS Sec., ex-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD), failed to pay more than $128K in taxes. Lefty bloggers are complaining that Daschle "embodies everything that is sleazy, sickly, and soul-less about Washington" and are describing his actions as "impossible to defend." A number of liberal bloggers are calling on Obama to withdraw Daschle's nomination, and some are floating ex-DNC Chair Howard Dean 's name as a potential replacement. However, others argue that Dean would not be an adequate replacement for ...

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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/4/2009 — Joe Stiglitz has added his voice to those opposing the idea of an Aggregator (or Bad) Bank. That amounts to swapping taxpayers' "cash for trash," Stiglitz said yesterday in a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "You ...
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So last week was a very bad week for my company. Super-bad. Yesterday, we learned that starting Friday and ending next Friday, they’re letting most of us go, keeping somewhere between fifteen and twenty-five people for a couple of months, maybe a little longer. This is a horrible time to ...