foxnews.com - 2/1/2009
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Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle doesn't appear to be losing too much support for his nomination to be health and human services secretary despite continually unfolding details about his failure to pay $140,000 in back taxes and interest. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would ...
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politico.com - 2/1/2009
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politico.com —
A West Wing official said Obama is dedicated
to enduring the fallout – now the second politically...
embarrassing case of a high-level appointee failing to pay taxes.
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Obama sticks with Daschle
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HMM: Daschle Delayed Tax Revelation. “Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle waited nearly a mont…
Instapundit —
... HMM: Daschle Delayed Tax Revelation. “Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle waited nearly a month after being nominated to be secretary of health and human services before informing President Obama that he had not paid years of back taxes, the Washington Post reports.” ...
Announcement
Riehl World View —
I'd like to take such a "Super" day to announce my "Responsible Citizen's Economic Stimulus Package of 2009."
Given our nation's emergency economic situation and this news original h/t Instapundit
"If all you knew about Tom Daschle was that he used to be a senator, and he made a mistake and had to pay over $100,000 in back taxes, you have a right to be skeptical, even cynical. But if you know Tom Daschle, you know better," said Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate. Durbin suggested Daschle, who was a lawmaker ...
The Daschle Disappointment
The Moderate Voice —
... But fellow senators such as Dick Durbin are sympathetic about this and other tax errors such as inflating charitable contributions that now plague the newly rich Daschle. ...
Lopez: Is Obama a People Person?
Articles on National Review Online —
... Tom Daschle s ties to the firm. Senate staff are investigating whether Mr. Daschle should have registered as a lobbyist while working at the law firm Alston & Bird, which itself was registered as a lobbyist for EduCap and for many health care companies, the New York Times reported over the weekend. His financial-disclosure report indicates that Daschle received more than $5,000 for providing EduCap with policy advice, though we do not know the exact amount. Add that to the $140,000 in taxes Daschle chose not to pay. If Nexis searches are any indication, the Obama ...
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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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politics.theatlantic.com 2/4/2009 — Former Sen. Tom Daschle might have survived the maelstrom and survived to take a job at the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services, but history might reflect that the choice, ultimately, was his own.
Aside from ...
Democrats line up to support Daschle —
CNN Political Ticker 1/31/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Four prominent Democratic Senators spoke out Saturday in support of former Sen. Tom Daschle, whose tax records have come under scrutiny as he pursues a Cabinet position in the administration of President Barack Obama.
Obama ...
Health pick Daschle apologizes for tax issue —
Reuters: Politics 2/2/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's choice to lead reforms of the costly U.S. healthcare system, said on Monday he was deeply embarrassed about having to pay some $140,000 in back taxes, a lapse that raised questions about his ...
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