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cbsnews.com - 2/4/2009

Obama On Daschle: "I Messed Up", CBS Evening News: President Takes Responsibility For Cabinet ...

— cbsnews.com — (CBS) President Obama had hoped to focus today on his economic stimulus package Tuesday, and he invited... a handful of journalists to the White House to talk about it. But it was all overshadowed by former Sen. Tom Daschle's withdrawing his nomination ... (more) Obama On Daschle: "I Messed Up", CBS Evening News: ...

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blogs.tnr.com - 2/3/2009

Exit Daschle, Plus Who's Plan B? - The Plank

— blogs.tnr.com — Two quick points about Daschle's withdrawal: 1.) My read of what happened: Daschle was obviously personally close... to Obama--he'd supported Obama early on; stocked his campaign with key lieutenants, lobbied superdelegates on his behalf. All of that ... (more) Exit Daschle, Plus Who's Plan B? - The Plank

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 2/4/2009

Palin And Daschle

— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — A reader writes: Someone should make the point that the theory on which Daschle did not pay... taxes on an extraordinary non-salary benefit provided by his employer (car and driver) is exactly the theory on which Palin did not pay taxes on an ... (more) Palin And Daschle

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2/4: Daschle Goes Down
Blogometer — ... , Klein makes a list of potential replacements for Daschle, which includes ex-WH CoS John Podesta , PA Gov. Ed Rendell , KS Gov. Kathleen Sebelius , ex-OR Gov. John Kitzhaber , various Senators ( John Kerry , Tom Harkin , Ron Wyden , Dick Durbin , ex-Sen. Bob Graham ), and Jeanne Lambrew (Deputy Dir. of the WH Office of Health Care Reform). Meanwhile, conservative blogger Paul Mirengoff thinks Obama should replace Daschle with a GOPer: "Maybe President Obama should do what he did following [NM Gov.] Bill Richardson 's withdrawal as the Commerce Secretary nominee -- ...