blogs.tnr.com - 2/3/2009
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The smart money says that Tom Daschle’s nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services will go through, partly because his tax errors seem to have been inadvertent and partly because he’s a former Senate leader still held in high esteem by his old colleagues. The Senate is like a ...
foxnews.com - 2/3/2009
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foxnews.com —
Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination for health
and human services secretary, after fielding mounting criticism over
his failure to pay more than $130,000 in taxes. President Obama stood by Daschle Monday, telling reporters that he "absolutely" ...
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Daschle Withdraws Nomination for Health and Human ...
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Oh, the Irony
The Corner on National Review Online —
... . * Speaking of finger-wagging against corruption or the appearance thereof , it turns out that Daschle plowed much of that income into the ...
So... what to do about Tom Daschle?
The Reaction —
... No, I'm still not there yet. I'm still willing to give Daschle, and Obama, the benefit of the doubt, pending further review. And the reason is this: Whatever you think of Daschle, this isn't about him as much as it is about health care reform. Like Jonathan Cohn, I favour universal coverage through a single-payer system, whereas Daschle "favors the mainstream Democratic position, which relies primarily on private insurance to deliver coverage," but, to me, Daschle seems to be the right person to lead the reform effort, and not least because of his many political ...
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