blogs.abcnews.com - 2/2/2009
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President Obama had a one word answer when asked today if he still supports Tom Daschle, his pick for Secretary of HHS, in light of his tax problems. "Absolutely," the president replied. Obama spoke briefly at the top of his...
dcexaminer.com - 2/2/2009
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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...
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/2/2009
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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 ...
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Taking Stock Of The Daschle Charges
prospect.org - 2/2/2009
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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 ...
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TOM DASCHLE: THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.
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... the district has 15 vacant school buildings, a large surplus of property and no plans for new construction."
President Obama stays classy, makes light of tabloid article on Jessica Simpson's weight.
Obama channels Thomas Friedman and says "we've got a big hole that we've got to dig ourselves out of."
Senator Chris Dodd (D-Countrywide) refinances his sweetheart mortgages.
Gillibrand grows in office.
Obama "absolutely" supports Daschle.
Bank of America gives ACORN ...
Daschle withdraws his nomination for HHS Secretary.
Think Progress —
... Just yesterday, Obama said he “absolutely” still supported Daschle’s nomination. Earlier today, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) ...
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guardian.co.uk 2/4/2009 — The US president talks to NBC news about taking responsibility for the controversy over Tom Daschle's tax affairs Link to this video Barack Obama has admitted that he "screwed up" over the botched appointment of Tom Daschle as health secretary after ...
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obsidianwings.blogs.com 2/2/2009 — by hilzoy What is it with these people and their taxes? First Geithner, now Daschle : " Thomas A. Daschle, nominated to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, did not pay more than $128,000 in taxes over three years, a ...
Goodbye, Tom Daschle
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/3/2009 — Well, the Daschle nomination is no more. He's withdrawn his name which is in keeping with the idea that Obama would not actually have to fire him. We're still sorting out details on what happened between Obama's endorsement yesterday and the ...
Thank you, Mr. Daschle
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com 2/4/2009 —
From Bruce Kesler. I no longer will term him "guest poster" because he seems to be turning into a regular.
Above the law? Thank you Mr. Daschle.
We should all be thanking Tom Daschle for his behavior in not ...
Why Even Save Daschle?
talkleft.com 2/2/2009 — I've never cared for Tom Daschle, on substance or politics, but I know so little about health care that I have hesitated to discuss whether Daschle is a good choice for HHS. But in light of this news , why in heaven's name should President Obama lift ...
Exit Daschle, Plus Who's Plan B? - The Plank
blogs.tnr.com 2/3/2009 — 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 ...
Health pick Daschle apologizes for tax issue —
Reuters: Politics 2/2/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's choice to lead reforms of the costly U.S. healthcare system, said on Monday he was deeply embarrassed about having to pay some $140,000 in back taxes, a lapse that raised questions about his ...
Senate Democrats back Obama health pick Daschle —
Reuters: Politics 2/3/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats rallied behind Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's choice to lead reforms of the costly U.S. health-care system, on Monday after he apologized for tax issues that raised questions about his nomination.
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