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Geithner Alone: Top Two Treasury Nominees Pull Out

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is two steps further away from filling the ranks of his senior staff. As markets quake and Tre...

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Behind Closed Doors, Repeating Mistakes from the Past on Health Care Reform

James Floyd, M.D. | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Health Reform, Tom Daschle, Hillary Clinton, Health Insurance, Massachusetts, Single Payer, Health Care, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
James Floyd, M.D.

There is tremendous support throughout the country for a single-payer system. President Obama, Give us a seat at the table if you truly want to build consensus around health care reform.

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White House May Abandon Health Czar Post

Politico | CHRIS FRATES & CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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The White House is considering dumping its newly created Office of Health Reform, a White House official said Friday. President Barack Obama chose fo...

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Senators Loath To Reveal Their Own Tax History

Politico | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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When Timothy Geithner appeared before the Senate Finance Committee last month, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) accused the soon-to-be treasury secretary of "da...

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Obama in the Era of Heroes and Fallen Angels

Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

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Stuart Whatley

Everyone must stay as individually dedicated to the collectively desired goal as the hero through whom we channel so much hope.

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GOP Won't Derail Solis Nomination Over Husband's Taxes

Politico | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

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Republicans aren't going to derail Labor Secretary-nominee Hilda Solis' nomination over her husband's tax problems, but they still have serious reserv...

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Sam Stein

Dean Gets HHS Endorsement From Patrick Leahy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

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Chalk up another endorsement for Howard Dean taking over the reins of the Department of Health and Human Services. On Monday, Sen. Patrick Leahy said...

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Senator Bernie Sanders Backs Dean For HHS Post

The Hill | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the latest lawmaker to back Howard Dean, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, for secretary of Hea...

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Frank Rich: Populist Rage Coursing Through America Could Maim Obama's Best-Laid Plans

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics

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SOMEDAY historians may look back at Tom Daschle's flameout as a minor one-car (and chauffeur) accident. But that will depend on whether or not it's fo...

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Howard Dean for HHS

Gautam Dutta | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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Gautam Dutta

Howard Dean may be exactly what Obama needs: a policy expert and populist who knows how to get things done.

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Daschle and The Noise of Democracy

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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Jamie Stiehm

Sen. Edward Kennedy told me Daschle was a "Senator's senator." He became known for doing the right thing for the right reasons.

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Winning Isn't Everything -- In More Than One Sense

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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Kathleen Reardon

I'd stop asking for people to support crucial proposals like the stimulus package until I actually tell them what is involved, because the press isn't bothering to do so.

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Where the Devil is Dr. Dean?

Pia Sawhney | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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Pia Sawhney

After learning more about Daschle's decision to pull out, I posted an OpEd, published weeks earlier in The Nation, to my Facebook page. It was titled, "Missing Howard Dean."

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Leading Healthcare Change: No Room for Politics as Usual

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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Dr. Peter Klatsky

We are facing incredibly difficult decisions, but policies implemented today will help us to live healthier, longer lives, while also saving billions of dollars.

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Deliberating on Daschle

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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Lincoln Mitchell

Critics of President Obama will use the Daschle incident to claim that Obama is not really about change, and is captive of the same politicians and lobbyists who have always run Washington.

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A Modest Proposal

Peter Clothier | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media

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Peter Clothier

In view of the "tax problems" that are plaguing the confirmation of Barack Obama's nominees, I have a modest proposal.

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Danger: Creeping Puritanism

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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Amitai Etzioni

Tom Daschle's resignation should have been accepted, however, that of Nancy Killefer should have been refused. Responses must be tailored to the "sin." Not all imperfections make a person unfit for office.

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Cheney Unplugged

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

The $60 million question, though, is where is our outrage that any elected official can break the law, and be arrogant enough to publicly admit it, confident that he will inevitably escape prosecution for his acts.

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Did Obama's Big Apology Turn the Salary Cap into a Magician's Hat?

Phil Bronstein | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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Phil Bronstein

Salary cap spankings for execs at bailed out giants. The President of the United States confessing "I screwed up" on national TV. This is shocking. But shocking good or shocking bad?

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Time to Cut Bait on the Losers

Scott Foval | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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Scott Foval

Obama is carrying a silent-but-deadly majority group of leaders that are not represented in the MSM, the populist political establishment, or the right-wing crackpots that dominate the establishment Hill.

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Cabinet Nominees: They Never Tell, They Never Learn

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

Have all these prospective nominees become so thoroughly Washingtonized that it doesn't even occur to them that anyone might look askance at this sweetheart deal or that interesting bit of tax avoidance?

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Daschle's Situation, and the Small-Dollar Solution

Joe Trippi | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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Joe Trippi

Like many decent people, Daschle got caught in a bad system that is so corrupted by money it hardly matters whether the money is from good people with good intentions or bad people with bad intentions.

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Dump Dirty Daschle, Designate Dean

Rob Kall | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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Rob Kall

Daschle is not the right man for rescuing our health care system. He's the right man to protect corporate interests, to put on a show of smoke and mirrors. Give the job to Dean.

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Howard Dean Must Be Losing It

Jake Goldman | Posted 03.07.2009 | Comedy

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Jake Goldman

Howard Dean is sitting in a chair in his underwear, eating a bowl of beans with a fork. His hair is really messed up. The TV is blaring an interview between President Barack Obama and NBC News Anchor, Brian Williams.

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Jason Linkins

Why Daschle's Withdrawal Isn't Such A Bad Thing

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.07.2009 | Media

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The whole world is performing their post-mortem wrestle with the departure of Tom Daschle from the Obama administration, and What It Means. For my mo...

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