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Tom Daschle stories: 44 news summaries

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OPINION

Daschle: Leave Whiny GOP
in the Dust if Necessary

Democrats may need to use reconciliation

Sep 3, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s essential that Congress act on health care, and if that means working without bipartisan support, so be it, writes Tom Daschle in the Wall Street Journal. If we fail, 60 million people will be uninsured in 10 years, and typical families will have to pay $25,000 a... More »

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health insurance • Senate • Senate Democrats • Senate Republicans • health care reform • reconciliation • Tom Daschle

interview

 Daschle: 
 Insurers 
 Can Talk to 
 Rush—Or Me 

Says Dems need to 'do better' at selling health care reform

Aug 30, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why is Tom Daschle taking money to advise an insurer that’s against the creation of a public health care option—a measure he supports? Pish-posh, the former Senate majority leader tells Deborah Solomon in the New York Times. Who would doubters on the left “advise these insurance companies... More »

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Democrats • politics • Glenn Beck • health care reform • health secretary • Tom Daschle • Sarah Palin • interview • President Obama

Daschle Still Working With Obama Behind the Scenes

Met with president
to talk health care

Aug 22, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tom Daschle may not be Health and Human Services secretary, but he still has President Obama’s ear. The ex-senator met with Obama yesterday to discuss health care reform, the Washington Post reports. Daschle has been informally advising senior aide Pete Rouse and health care czar Nancy-Ann DeParle throughout... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • health care reform • Tom Daschle

Daschle, Dole Team Up for Outside Health Care Push

Could-have-been '90s partners finally team up

Jun 18, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the Clintons were trying to pass their health care reform bill in the early '90s, Tom Daschle tried desperately to enlist Bob Dole. Now, 15 years later, he finally has. Daschle and Dole, along with former Republican leader Howard Banker, are leading an outside push for a bipartisan health... More »

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health insurance • Senate • Bob Dole • health care reform • Tom Daschle • bipartisanship • bipartisan

Liberals to Obama: Don't
Sell Us Out on Health Care

President considering compromise on key public insurance measure

Apr 21, 09 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Progressive groups are worried that President Obama is going to go wobbly on them on health care. The Washington Post reports that the president has signaled he's open to compromise on the inclusion of a public insurance plan. Key conservatives like Sen. Charles Grassley hate the idea of a public... More »

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health insurance • Charles Grassley • labor unions • health care reform • Tom Daschle • President Obama • Andy Stern

 Sebelius Mum on HHS Post 

Kansas gov says she's had no meetings on joining the Obama Cabinet

Feb 22, 09 2:54 PM CST
(AP) - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, mentioned as a top candidate for health secretary, said today she has not talked with President Barack Obama about joining his Cabinet. "There really isn't anything to tell. I haven't had any meetings about the position," Sebelius, 60, said in an interview with the... More »

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Health and Human Services • Cabinet • Department of Health • Kathleen Sebelius • governor • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • National Governors Association • Obama Cabinet

Stimulus Devotes $1B to Weighing Medical Treatments

Comparing effectiveness will 'save money and lives'

Feb 16, 09 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The stimulus bill sinks $1.1 billion into the first major government comparison of different medical treatments, the New York Times reports. The provision is a reaction to concerns that treatments are being prescribed without solid evidence to back their usefulness and cost-effectiveness. But some say such studies would mean... More »

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health care • Congress • health care costs • medical treatment • Pete Stark • economic stimulus package • Tom Daschle • health research

ANALYSIS

 Wary Obama Dances 
 With the Press 

Tech-savvy president doesn't bypass traditional outlets

Feb 9, 09 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has made unprecedented strides using the Internet as a means of direct communication with constituents—but the president still relies on the old-school strategy of buttering up the White House press corps. Since taking office Obama has spoken to reporters nearly every weekday, and had sit-down interviews with... More »

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Barack Obama • media • Katie Couric • Tom Daschle • White House press corps

OPINION

Dads May Hatch Schemes to Leave Golden Nest Eggs

But best a man can leave is his good name

Feb 8, 09 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - From King Lear to Tom Daschle, a father’s desire to provide for his children could leave them with a rather dubious inheritance—“a legacy of embarrassment,” Stephen Amidon writes in the New York Times. "Inheritances can be tricky things. Even those given with the best of... More »

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fatherhood • inheritance • father • Tom Daschle • legacy

Obama Mulling Kansas Gov
for Health Post

Sebelius rises among names to replace Daschle: official

Feb 7, 09 6:57 PM CST
(AP) - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was very near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said today. No decision has been made, but the former Kansas insurance commissioner was rising as a candidate to replace Tom Daschle,... More »

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Health and Human Services • Kathleen Sebelius • Tom Daschle • Obama Cabinet

OPINION

 Hey, Obamaniacs: 
 Here Are Your Answers 

Wait, bipartisanship means we have to listen to Republicans?

Feb 7, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - If you’re a card-carrying Obama fan, chances are “you’ve been feeling unstimulated” with the news of late, Gail Collins writes in the New York Times. But don’t worry, she has the answers to all your burning questions:
  • How could so many Cabinet nominees
... More »

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Barack Obama • Gail Collins • Tom Daschle • bipartisanship • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • bipartisan

ANALYSIS

Daschle Defeat Can't Delay Health Reform

Because of recession, even more people
need help now

Feb 6, 09 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s a pity Tom Daschle couldn’t stick around, notes the Economist, because his experience would be useful in navigating health reform through Senate straits. The recession is depriving more of care, and though President Obama’s short-term moves are good, a big fix is needed. Absent Daschle, “... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Senate • Ted Kennedy • health care reform • Max Baucus • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

In Daschle's DC, Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears

Under Obama, influence peddling may be on the way out

Feb 4, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s not your parents’ Washington anymore. DC used to be a cultural and social backwater, but no longer, writes Norman Ornstein for the New Republic. The “sheer amount of money sloshing around” the capital destroyed Tom Daschle's bid to head HHS nominee; he got "caught up in... More »

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ethics • corruption • Tom Daschle • Washington, DC • Washington lobbyists • Obama administration

OPINION

 Busted Fatcats 
 Have Everything 
 —Except a Clue 

High-fliers fail to realize that national mood has turned against them

Feb 4, 09 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The real problem with Tom Daschle is the $5 million he made on the post-Senate gravy train, not his unpaid taxes, Steven Pearlstein writes in the Washington Post. Daschle, John Thain, and their fellow corporate and government high fliers have run afoul of an American public that's "no longer... More »

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politics • recession • US economy • John Thain • Tom Daschle • inequality • Obama administration

(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: "I consider this a... More »

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apology • Tom Daschle • President Obama

OPINION

Losing Daschle Hurts, but Won't Kill Health Plans

Replacing his political clout will be the biggest challenge

Feb 3, 09 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The loss of Tom Daschle is a blow to President Obama’s plans for health-care reform, but the administration still has the resources to get the job done, Jonathan Cohn writes in the New Republic. Daschle was not only to head the Department of Health and Human Services, but also... More »

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Department of Health • Jennifer Granholm • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • President Obama • White House Office of Health Reform • Jeanne M. Lambrew • Jonathan Cohn

ANALYSIS

What's the Fallout from Daschle's Withdrawal?

Major issues in the wake of Daschle's withdrawal

Feb 3, 09 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Tom Daschle gave up his nomination for Health and Human Services Secretary, raising a host of questions, Matthew Cooper writes at Talking Points Memo. Did an issue besides tax problems arise? Was the decision really Daschle’s, or the administration’s? Some other big issues:
  1. How many Obama nominees
... More »

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Barack Obama • Health and Human Services • Cabinet • Department of Health • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • President Obama • Cabinet secretary • Obama Cabinet • Leo Hindery

 Daschle 
 Withdraws 
 Cabinet Bid 


Tax flub claims another Obama nominee

Feb 3, 09 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Tom Daschle withdrew today from consideration for secretary of health and human services over controversial unpaid taxes, the Boston Globe reports. Daschle had retained the support of the Obama administration despite the flub, but quit seeking the post so as not to be a distraction, he said. President Obama regretfully... More »

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Barack Obama • Health and Human Services • Cabinet • taxes • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

ANALYSIS

White House Stacked With Daschle Alums

Former senator is well-connected in Obama administration

Feb 3, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Nobody is wired into Washington like Tom Daschle. If he survives the controversy, he’ll enter office with a web of allies and former aides inside the Beltway and the White House, the Washington Post reports. During Daschle’s 30 years in Congress, including 10 as Senate Democratic leader, a... More »

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Health and Human Services • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • Senate majority leader • Pete Rouse

OPINION

 Times to 
 Daschle: 
 Go Home 

Tax, conflict-of-interest issues should disqualify ex-Senate leader

Feb 3, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of revelations about his tax oversights and industry ties, the New York Times is calling on Tom Daschle to step aside and let Barack Obama pick a “less-blemished” Health and Human Services secretary. Daschle’s $128,000 tax lapse dwarfs even Tim Geithner’s. “... More »

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Health and Human Services • tax evasion • lobbyists • health care reform • UnitedHealth • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

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