firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/4/2009
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From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro In his interview with NBC's Brian Williams, which will air this evening on Nightly News, President Obama discussed the withdrawal of Tom Daschle's nomination, the economic stimulus, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Obama said he was "angry and disappointed" to lose Daschle and Nancy Killefer, who also withdrew her nomination today over a failure to pay some taxes. And the president also took part of the blame. "I appointed these folks. I ...
blogs.tnr.com - 2/4/2009
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blogs.tnr.com —
What happened to Tom Daschle? Why did he
screw up like this given his clear ambition of
returning to government? My theory: His wife Linda is a powerful lobbyist in town. And when you live among the city’s top echelon of lobbyists, you become ...
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How Tom Daschle Happened
corner.nationalreview.com - 2/4/2009
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corner.nationalreview.com —
The problems with Daschle and Geithner are this:
If the liberal Secretary of the Treasury and the
even more liberal would-be HHS Secretary did not pay their proper taxes, owed tens of thousands in back taxes, and (apparently) were only willing to ...
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Liberal Tax Protesting
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What Change Looks Like
Daily Kos —
It's been a long time since I've heard these words from any politican, much less from a President: I'm here on television saying I screwed up, and that's part of the era of responsibility. It's not never making mistakes; it's owning up to them and trying to make sure you never repeat them and that's what we intend to do. When the nation watched horrified while the Department of Homeland Security fumbled painfully in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Michael Chertoff blamed it on phantom headlines, George Bush assured ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
My bad!
What happened to Daschle?
A possible replacement.
Stupidest. Suggestion.Ever.
Cool, the stimulus is getting larger.
But don't they ...
Wednesday Morning Open Thread
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... Yesterday was a wild news day. Daschle's withdrawal was a real stunner. But, in a move that definitely shows that change has come, Obama owned the mistake: ...
2/4: Daschle Goes Down
Blogometer —
... 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 -- look to a Republican. There's a better chance of avoiding an ethics problem that way." OBAMA: Finally, A President Who Admits Mistakes! Liberal bloggers are praising Obama for telling NBC's Brian Williams "I screwed up" on the Daschle nomination: ...
The Guantanamo Bay military prison meets the requirements of the Geneva Conventions.
Althouse —
According to a Pentagon review ordered by President Obama. So... great. I'm proud of our military. But am I proud of our President who first promised to close the place and then got the study showing the facts relevant to the question whether it should be closed? Let's see if he can say now, as he has before, I screwed up. ...
The Gitmo report
Stubborn Facts —
... that Obama "first promised to close the place and then got the study showing the facts relevant to the question whether it should be closed? Let's see if he can say now, as he has before, I screwed up." (Emphases and link in original.) ...
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com 2/2/2009 —
Based on interviews with aides and public documents provided to reporters by the finance committee, here's what is known about former Sen. Tom Daschle, his tax liaibilities, and his disclosures to the friendly White House and to the ...
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obsidianwings.blogs.com 2/4/2009 — by hilzoy As you are all undoubtedly aware, Tom Daschle has asked that his nomination as Secretary of HHS be withdrawn, and Obama has agreed. As I wrote a few days ago, I think this is a good thing. I think Daschle would have been an immense ...
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imnotrushlimbaugh.blogspot.com 2/4/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama on Tuesday abandoned his nomination fight for Tom Daschle and a second high-profile appointee who failed to pay all their taxes, fearing ugly confirmation battles that would undercut his claims to ethical high ground and cripple his presidency in just its second ...
Tom Daschle, Survivor
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/2/2009 — At the moment, you have to think Tom Daschle is going to pull this out. It's possible that his failure to pay taxes on a limo rides and other benefits he accrued from a New York financier. But several things have turned Daschle's way today.
First, ...
Taking Stock Of The Daschle Charges
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/2/2009 — 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 ...
'I made a mistake' on Daschle, Obama says —
CNN.com - Politics 2/4/2009
President Obama joined CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday to discuss the withdrawal of Tom Daschle as health and human services secretary-designate and the state of the U.S. economy. The following are excerpts from the interview.
Obama hit by withdrawal of health nominee Daschle —
Reuters: Politics 2/4/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama's choice to head U.S. healthcare reform withdrew in a flap over personal taxes on Tuesday, prompting the president to admit "I screwed up" and distracting from his drive for a nearly $900 billion economic stimulus ...
Obama: 'I screwed up' on Daschle appointment —
CNN.com - Politics 2/4/2009
President Barack Obama on Tuesday admitted he made a mistake in handling the nomination of Tom Daschle as his Health and Human Services secretary, saying Daschle's tax problems sent a message that the politically powerful are treated differently than ...
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