prospect.org - 2/2/2009
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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 tax revenue at the cost of his future ...
dcexaminer.com - 2/2/2009
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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...
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/2/2009
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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 ...
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Taking Stock Of The Daschle Charges
prospect.org - 2/2/2009
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prospect.org —
Tom Daschle did not pay more than $128,000
in taxes for the use of a car and
driver provided to him by a consulting firm. He paid the back taxes, and nearly $12,000 in interest, last month. Today, Daschle sent a letter to the Finance Committee, which ...
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TOM DASCHLE: THE POLITICAL PROBLEM.
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The Daschle Problem
Matthew Yglesias —
By Brian Beutler
I don’t feel like the top job at the Department of Health and Human Services is such a complicated position that only Tom Daschle can do it, and in that regard, I think it would make some sense for Obama to keep Daschle in the White House and find somebody who isn’t blemished in the ways he is to run the agency.
But if I’m reading these two posts by Ezra Klein correctly, then it seems to me that if what you want most from Obama is decent, passable legislation, there’s a reasonable, though not clear-cut, case for Daschle, whereas if what you want most from Obama is a good-faith attempt to rid Washington of ...
2/2: First Geithner, Now Daschle?
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February 02, 2009 2/2: First Geithner, Now Daschle? Liberal bloggers were outraged by the news that Barack Obama 's nominee for HHS Sec., ex-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD), failed to pay more than $128K in taxes. Lefty bloggers are complaining that Daschle "embodies everything that is sleazy, sickly, and soul-less about Washington" and are describing his actions as "impossible to defend." A number of liberal bloggers are calling on Obama to withdraw Daschle's nomination, and some are floating ex-DNC Chair Howard Dean 's name as a potential replacement. However, others argue that Dean would not be an adequate replacement for Daschle, ...
More On Daschle
Political Animal —
... a few days ago, I think this is a good thing. I think Daschle would have been an immense asset in trying to get health care passed, and I do not take that lightly. Nonetheless, I do not think that he is irreplaceable. And the combination of his tax problems and his ties to the health care industry were, I think, a very serious problem. I wasn't particularly happy with my last post on this topic -- when I wrote it, I was running out to have dinner with some friends -- so I thought I'd say a bit more about why. One of my hypotheses about Obama -- not something I think I have ...
More On Daschle
Obsidian Wings —
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 asset in trying to get health care ...
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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.
First, ...
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obsidianwings.blogs.com 2/2/2009 — by hilzoy What is it with these people and their taxes? First Geithner, now Daschle : " Thomas A. Daschle, nominated to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, did not pay more than $128,000 in taxes over three years, a ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Tom Daschle: Symbol of All That's Wrong in D.C.
powerlineblog.com 2/3/2009 — Tom Daschle is a man of little ability who, as far as history records, has never had a creative or original idea about any public policy issue. Nevertheless, through a combination of assiduous delivery of pork to his constituents, slavish devotion to ...
Tom Daschle's Forgotten Tax Dodge
legalinsurrection.blogspot.com 2/3/2009 — In the current controversy regarding Tom Daschle's failure to report income (and thereby evade the taxes on that income), Daschle has portrayed himself as the most honest person in America, who always intended to pay all the taxes he owes, and who ...
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blogs.abcnews.com 1/31/2009 — ABC News has obtained the Senate Finance Committee Report on Tom Daschle's nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which indicates that Daschle's tax problems were even more substantial than earlier reported. The ...
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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