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usnews.com - 11/21/2008

How Tom Daschle Might Kill Conservatism

— usnews.com — If he successfully pushes through Obamacare, the political landscape would change forever.... (more) How Tom Daschle Might Kill Conservatism

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prospect.org - 11/19/2008

TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.

— prospect.org — CNN is reporting that Tom Daschle will not only be Health and Human Services Secretary, but also... health reform czar under the Obama administration. This is huge news, and the clearest evidence yet that Obama means to pursue comprehensive health ... (more) TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.

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change.gov - 12/2/2008

Join the Discussion: Former Sen. Daschle responds on health care

— change.gov — More than 3,500 reader comments later, we’re excited to report on the success of our recent community... discussion on health care, the first open conversation of its kind on Change.gov. Members of our Health care Transition team, including ... (more) Join the Discussion: Former Sen. Daschle responds on ...

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The Health Team
Matthew Yglesias — Jonathan Cohn spills the beans on Barack Obama’s health care team: Today the Obama transition office will announce its health care policy team. As expected, Tom Daschle will be leading it. According to sources closes to the transition, he’ll be joined by a set of analysts including Lauren Aronson, Mark Childress, Dora Hughes, and Jeanne Lambrew. Harvard economist David Cutler will be serving as a part-time, outside advisor, reprising a role he served during the campaign. Among the other outside advisers are Jonathan Blum, Rahul ...

Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... presidents have accepted donations as high as $250,000, Obama will cap contributions at $50,000. * Is it me, or have there been a lot of criminals working in Bush's White House? * Fox News won't replace Colmes , and Hannity will host the prime-time show by himself. * Bush granted 14 pardons and commuted two sentences yesterday, but they didn't involve any well-known names. (There was, however, a certain regional imbalance .) * Obama's healthcare team means business . * You know, counter-terrorism really can be a law-enforcement issue , ...