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thinkprogress.org - 11/19/2008

Reports: Daschle accepts job as HHS Secretary.

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Roll Call reports that Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), who is a Distinguished Senior Fellow 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 ...

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rollcall.com - 11/19/2008

Obama Taps Daschle for HHS

— 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. (more) Obama Taps Daschle for HHS

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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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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008

Obama Picks Daschle for HHS

— voices.washingtonpost.com — Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) By Ceci Connolly and Chris Cillizza... President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his close confidant and former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle to serve as secretary of the ... (more) Obama Picks Daschle for HHS

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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. Think Progress reports that he will also 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."I'm okay with this selection—and that's exactly as noncommittal a reaction as it sounds. On the plus ...