foxnews.com - 2/3/2009
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foxnews.com —
Republican Sen. Jim DeMint on Tuesday called for
President Obama to withdraw the nomination of Tom Daschle
for health and human services secretary, becoming the first senator to say that the former majority leader's tax problems are disqualifying. ...
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Sen. DeMint Calls on Obama to Withdraw Daschle ...
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The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Working at Wal-Mart may not be as soul-sucking and terrible as liberals think, a data point they could have gleaned from the thousands who line up for applications at every opening.
Shlaes: Stop telling Obama to emulate FDR on economics.
Sarah Palin vs. Ashley Judd. Give up now, Ashley.
"Everyone look at the person sitting on your left. Now look at the person sitting on your right. None of you have my e-mail address."
One tax cheat too many for the NYT.
Uh-oh: 58 percent think most ...
Tom Daschle Is A Repeat Tax-Cheat Offender
Right Soup —
... issue surfaced, accusations were made that Daschle or someone on his behalf altered the records to make it appear that only Daschle’s wife has applied for the exemption.
Ahh, so once again Daschle was cheating the IRS which entailed cheating each and every one of us as well. And still, Obama stands by yet another corrupt politician for nomination to his cabinet of crooks. Read the full article here.
Update: NYTimes is calling for Daschle’s nom withdrawal.
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Over/under on Daschle withdrawing?
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... calling for his removal (check out Hot Air for appropriate scorn at the way that the Grey Lady is weaseling on this one), there was a quid pro quo between ...
Another Obama Nominee With Tax Problems Withdraws
A Blog For All —
... . That's more than a hundred thousand dollars less than the taxes owed by Daschle. In fact, it's less than 1% of Daschle's overdue tax bill. Tom Daschle should go and he's even lost the support and backing of the New York Times . The Obama Administration has so far backed Daschle, despite his tax problems, and that speaks volumes as to Obama's disdain for upholding the law. Obama and his fellow Democrats talked about how there was a culture of corruption in Washington, but we now know that they really wanted to replace the GOP culture of corruption with their own. The GOP ...
DeMint, NYT: Daschle’s nomination should be withdrawn
Sister Toldjah —
... , and even the NYT - known propaganda rag for the Obama administration - is calling for a withdraw as well, citing Daschle’s tax issues. ...
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