Obama on Daschle: 'I Screwed Up'

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 3, 2009 7:03 PM CST

(Newser) – President Obama made the rounds of TV anchors today in the wake of Tom Daschle's withdrawal with a common message: "I'm here on television saying I screwed up," he said on NBC. In an interview with Fox, he amplified the message, Politico reports:... Read full story »

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