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Daschle's Premature Dash

Dylan Loewe | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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The only thing more implausible than believing that a multi-millionaire with national ambitions would willfully try to defraud the IRS of $140,000 is believing that a man like that actually does his own taxes.

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Howard Dean for HHS or Health Czar

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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There's no way that Rahm Emanuel's animosity toward Dean can be explained away if they pass over him again, especially given his tremendous success at the DNC.

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Daschle Withdrawal Leaves White House 'At A Loss'

washingtonpost.com | Ceci Connolly | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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Long before the Senate had a chance to consider his nomination to be secretary of health and human services, Thomas A. Daschle was hard at work pressi...

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Daschle Replacement Buzz: Bradley, Dean, Rendell, Sebelius

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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With Tom Daschle removed from his planned role as chief architect of President Obama's health care policy, the search has already begun for his replac...

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Howard Dean For HHS

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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Tom Daschle's withdrawal leaves an opening at Health and Human Services. Howard Dean is the man for that job.

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An Open Letter to Tom Daschle

Mimi Kennedy | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

You are a delinquent taxpayer, which undermines our trust in your fiscal judgment.

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Why Contraception Saves Money and Prevents Abortion

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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While I respect the opinions of those who oppose abortion, I do not understand why those same leaders would then oppose policies proven to reduce abortions.

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Put Women's Health Back in the Picture

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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The Global Gag Rule withheld critical funds from organizations abroad which provided legal, voluntary abortions, counseled women about abortion, and engaged in advocacy for abortion rights.

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100 Days: Daschle's Nomination Being Held Up By Geithner

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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The nomination of Tom Daschle for the post of head of Health and Human Services Secretary has hit a snag as members of the Finance Committee are takin...

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Tom Daschle Hearing: Obama HHS Nominee

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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

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New HHS "Conscience" Rule Jeopardizes End-of-Life Pain Care

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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This ill-conceived rule will surely obstruct and delay good care in many instances, increasing the suffering of dying patients and their loved ones.

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HHS Publishes Provider Conscience Expansion Rule

Emily Douglas | Posted 01.19.2009 | Living

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One of the rule's more disturbing provisions is the announcement that Title X family planning funding will now be open to grantees who refuse to counsel women on the availability of abortion.

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Daschle's Expanded Role: Shepherding Health Care Reform

Washington Post | Ceci Connolly | Posted 01.04.2009 | Home

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Under the best of circumstances, overseeing the Department of Health and Human Services is an enormous undertaking. With 65,000 employees and a budget...

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The Secretary and the Czar: Obama Bets Big on Daschle for Healthcare

The Media Consortium | Posted 12.21.2008 | Home

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, MediaWire blogger It's official, former Sen. Tom Daschle will be Barack Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services. Daschl...

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Daschle Should Remember There Are Some Things That Are Better

Kate Kelly | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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With 47 million Americans lacking health insurance and a woeful absence of emphasis on any type of preventive health care in our country, Tom Daschle faces a vital but Herculean task.

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Bush Marches Ahead into the Past

Ellen Feldman | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

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Our current society is saturated with sex. It sells every product under the sun. But the Bush administration, ever backward looking, still cannot distinguish between contraception and abortion.

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George Bush Launches Attack on Access to Contraceptives

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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By redefining abortion to include the most common and effective methods of birth control, the Bush administration is attempting to deprive basic contraceptive services to women around the country.

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Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...

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