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Tom Daschle: Health And Human Services Secretary?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... "Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has been offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Barack Obama and has accepted the job, according to a Democratic source close to Daschle," Roll Call reports. ...
Tom Daschle: Health And Human Services Secretary?
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... "Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has been offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Barack Obama and has accepted the job, according to a Democratic source close to Daschle," Roll Call reports. ...
Daschle's healthcare role
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Roll Call is reporting that he's agreed to be Secretary of Health and Human Services inside the admnistration, which transition officials wouldn't comment on. ...
Report: Obama Picks Daschle For Health And Human Services
TPM Election Central —
... Tom Daschle, who suffered a major downfall when he went from being Senate Democratic Leader to losing his own seat in 2004, is now enjoying a comeback of sorts -- Barack Obama has reportedly tapped Daschle to be his new Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Daschle has accepted. ...
Reports: Daschle accepts job as HHS Secretary.
Think Progress —
... at the Center for American Progress, “has been offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Barack Obama and has accepted the job.” Daschle is also set to take on the position of “health care czar” in the Obama White House. CNN’s Ed Henry is also reporting he negotiated the “health care czar” position in order to be “the point person on all White House health-related issues.” ...
Daschle Accepts HHS Position
The Latest on Air America —
... said. Daschle was also considered for health care czar in the White House, but the transition team decided he could be more effective with “Secretary” in front of his name. “Of all the proposals that Obama wants to enact, health care requires the most input and tough negotiations and shepherding,” the official said.“No one knows the House and Senate like Tom Daschle.” Daschle was also considered for White House chief of staff, before that post when to Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.). Roll Call first reported the Daschle move to HHS Wednesday morning.
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The Stump —
... . Many of them
are already on the transition team and the Cabinet shortlist, including Tom Daschle for health and
human services, ...
Daschle at HHS
TalkLeft —
... Tom Daschle, according to a "source close to Daschle," has been offered and has accepted the cabinet position of Secretary of Health and Human Services. ...
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Daschle Tapped for HHS
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) has been offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Obama and has accepted the job, according to Roll Call. ...
Daschle to head HHS?
Political Animal —
... or point person -- so that he will report directly to the incoming President. The significance is this guarantees that by wearing two hats Daschle, and not White House staffers, will be writing the health care plan that Obama submits to Congress next year. The sources said the precise timing of the announcement has not been worked out, but Daschle is likely to officially join the Obama transition team as the lead adviser on health issues in the next few weeks. Roll Call , I believe, was the first to report the news. The Daschle announcement reinforces the notion that an Obama ...
Hullabaloo — ... Roll Call is reporting that Tom Daschle will be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. That's wholly unsurprising. Obama's Senate staff was basically Daschle's former staff after he lost re-election. The two have been close since Obama got to Washington. What's notable is that his jurisdiction will not just be that of a normal HHS chief. ...
Tom Daschle to Head HHS
Shakesville —
Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle has been tapped by Obama to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and, according to Roll Call, has accepted the position. ...
