article.nationalreview.com - 2/3/2009
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Why did Daschle wait? Did he really not know that the car and driver counted as income? Can the accountants version of events shed any more light on the story?
foxnews.com - 2/3/2009
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foxnews.com —
Republican Sen. Jim DeMint on Tuesday called for
President Obama to withdraw the nomination of Tom Daschle
for health and human services secretary, becoming the first senator to say that the former majority leader's tax problems are disqualifying. ...
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Sen. DeMint Calls on Obama to Withdraw Daschle ...
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How Did Daschle Realize He Had a Limo Problem? And What About That Audit?
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] I have a new story up about Tom Daschle's tax problems. One of the key unanswered questions in the whole mess is why why it suddenly occurred to Daschle, in June 2008, that the car and driver he had been provided by a wealthy Democratic donor in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 might count as income and thus be subject to taxes taxes which Daschle had not paid. From the story: Skeptics have suggested that Daschle recognized the problem in June 2008 because it was in that month that Barack Obama claimed the Democratic nomination. At that point, Daschle, a big Obama supporter, ...
STILL MORE on Tom Daschle’s tax problems. “One of the unanswered questions concerning Health and Hu…
Instapundit —
... STILL MORE on Tom Daschle’s tax problems. “One of the unanswered questions concerning Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle’s tax problem is why it suddenly occurred to Daschle, in June 2008, that the car and driver he had been provided by a wealthy Democratic donor in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 might count as income and thus be subject to taxes — taxes which Daschle had not paid. . . . Now, members of the Senate Finance Committee have had a chance to pose the question to Daschle himself. And the answer is: He doesn’t know.” ...
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Let's be fair: Barack Obama and Tom Daschle will not attempt to
immediately impose socialized health care on America.
Instead, they'll just take us along the scenic route.
With the appointment of former Senate Majority Leader Daschle to
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article.nationalreview.com 2/3/2009 — If Daschle gets confirmed, it will mean whoever Obama wants for a given position is ipso facto too important to be expected to abide by the tax laws.
Exit Daschle, Plus Who's Plan B? - The Plank
blogs.tnr.com 2/3/2009 — Two quick points about Daschle's withdrawal: 1.) My read of what happened: Daschle was obviously personally close to Obama--he'd supported Obama early on; stocked his campaign with key lieutenants, lobbied superdelegates on his behalf. All of that ...
Thank you, Mr. Daschle
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com 2/4/2009 —
From Bruce Kesler. I no longer will term him "guest poster" because he seems to be turning into a regular.
Above the law? Thank you Mr. Daschle.
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jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 1/31/2009 — Maybe Tom Daschle is who Bob Woodward was referring to.ABC News has learned that the nomination of former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., to be President Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services has hit a traffic snarl on its way ...
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First Read 2/3/2009
The New York Times gives Tom Daschle a one-two punch -- with 1) a front-page story on how nominees like Daschle aren’t necessarily following through on Obama’s call for an “era of responsibility” and 2) an editorial calling for the withdrawal of ...
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