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The GOP "Comeback" is Really a Throwback

Nathan Daschle | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Nathan Daschle

American voters will reward the party that optimistically puts forth a concrete plan to return prosperity. And while the jury on the new administration is still out, the case against the GOP has long been closed.

Daschle At Odds With Obama On Health Care

The Daily Beast | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Tom Daschle, Obama's original pick to overhaul the health care system, is now floating a rival plan, to the administration's chagrin. The Daily Beast'...

Daschle Now Claims He Never Opposed Federal Public Option

The Washington Post | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Tom Daschle was almost the Obama administration's health czar before tax problems foiled his nomination. But in the months since he withdrew from the ...

How The Insiders Failed Obama

Ari Melber | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


Ari Melber

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, it is "experienced" Beltway insiders who have actually caused the largest problems for Obama.

How To Avoid A Tom Daschle Tax Trip Up

New York Times | Ron Lieber | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business


In just a couple of hours on Tuesday, two high-level nominees for jobs in the Obama administration took themselves out of the running because of tax p...

Why Should Obama's Poor Choices Surprise Anyone?

Seth Swirsky | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Seth Swirsky

Democrats chose to deny the reality of who Mr. Obama truly was: A stunningly inexperienced Chicago-bred politician who had made poor choices, in his associations and judgments.

Cohn: Daschle Won't Kill Universal Health Care

The New Republic | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Can health care reform go ahead, this year, even without Tom Daschle? Yes. Does this episode--and Daschle's absence--make the task of enacting health...

Daschle Nomination Withdrawal: Was It The Right Thing To Do?

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Tom Daschle, Obama's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, has withdrawn from contention after failing to pay taxes on a car service. The a...

Go East Young Man and Woman

Susie Hoeller | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Susie Hoeller

When I see Obama not making the tough choices about personal responsibility in the Geithner and Daschle cases, I wonder if it is the same old insider favoritism that so infected the Bush Administration.

Tom Daschle Withdrawal Urged By NYT, The Nation

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Both the New York Times and The Nation have called for President Obama's Health and Human Services nominee to withdraw from contention over unpaid tax...

Tom Daschle Tax Problem Emerges: UPDATED

Huffington Post | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: February 3, 1:05PM ET: Additional reporting by Sam Stein and Rachel Weiner WASHINGTON -- Tom Daschle withdrew Tuesday as President Barack Oba...

Tom Daschle Hearing: Obama HHS Nominee

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from former President Bill Clinton's ...

Montana's Three Big-Sky Electoral Votes In the Air

Beverly Davis | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

There's a fierce battle underway in the red state of Montana with its sparse population, big sky prairies and snow-capped mountains. The 'Treasure Sta...