tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/19/2008
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After an earlier round of hand-wringing about whether President-elect Obama would push off health care reform out of fear of its economic and political costs, some experts and advocates in the field are increasingly optimistic that the incoming president will in fact act decisively and ...
rollcall.com - 11/19/2008
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rollcall.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.
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Obama Taps Daschle for HHS
prospect.org - 11/19/2008
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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 ...
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TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/19/2008
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
CHICAGO (CNN) — Three sources close to the
transition and in a position to know tell CNN...
that former Sen. Tom Daschle is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and the former Senate Majority Leader has ...
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Daschle the choice for Health and Human Services
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Optimism Grows Among Experts That Obama Will Act Quickly On Health Care
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... about the imperative of acting fast on health care reform lest Obama's mandate be spent in other areas. "Daschle has talked for awhile about the need to do this early," Kirsch tells me, recounting that Daschle stressed this in a meeting with him as long as a year ago. Kirsch adds that there are mounting signs that the Obama team "understands that because of the enormity of doing health care, because it's the hardest thing to do, they need their mandate the most for it." Read more: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11... This is why we need every vote ...
The Mandate
Talking Points Memo —
... Former Sen. Tom Daschle's possible nomination as secretary of DHS is another sign to advocates of heath care reform that Obama means business and will put health care front and center early next year. ...
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spectator.org 12/12/2008 —
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blogs.tnr.com 11/19/2008 — So much health care news, so little time to blog. But let me weigh in on the news, via, CNN, that Tom Daschle will be Secretary of Health and Human Services . He will also serve as the White House point person on health care reform . This is a ...
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.
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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 ...
Report: Obama Picks Daschle For Health And Human Services
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/19/2008 — 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 ...
Q & A On Daschle: Who Knew What And Why That Matters
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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washingtonmonthly.com 2/4/2009 — More On Daschle As Steve noted earlier, 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...
Linda Daschle quitting lobby firm —
First Read 11/19/2008
From NBC's Andrea Mitchell and Michelle PerryNBC NEWS has confirmed with Linda Daschle, Tom Daschle’s wife, that she is leaving her lobbying firm where she has specialized in aviation and defense issues at the end of the year. She is starting her own ...
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