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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/2/2009
Tom Daschle, Survivor
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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. First, he apologized which is a necessary but not ...
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— dcexaminer.com — Tom Daschle's second act promises to be much tougher Tom Daschle couldn't have received a much warmer welcome from his former Senate colleagues than he... (more) www.dcexaminer.com >> Politics

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/2/2009
Taking Stock Of The Daschle Charges
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Tom Daschle's nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services has hit a serious snag, in the wake of a string of revelations mostly related to his payment of taxes on income he received as part of his consulting activities since he left the ... (more) Taking Stock Of The Daschle Charges

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TOM DASCHLE: THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.
prospect.org - 2/2/2009
TOM DASCHLE: THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.
— prospect.org — As the post below indicates, I'm not convinced that Tom Daschle's future is substantially imperiled by his shoddy tax returns. Nor am I convinced that it should be. Few actually believe that Daschle meant to cheat the government out of a $100,000 in ... (more) TOM DASCHLE: THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.

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