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What Does Daschle Have in Common with Panetta? (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)
By Elana Schor - February 4, 2009, 2:05PM Leon Panetta, nominated to become CIA director, has his confirmation hearing tomorrow in the Senate intelligence committee. As we reported last month,... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
Health Care Heavyweights
(www.prospect.org)
By appointing Tom Daschle and Jeanne Lambrew, Obama isn't just signaling that he is serious about health care, he's putting it in the hands of people who will get it done.
Submitted about 1 year ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |
The Dachle Introduction
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
Barack Obama has introduced former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) as his choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, and as the director of the new White House Office of Health... More
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Tom Daschle Is Incredibly Scary
(www.prospect.org)
Brian Gratzer's article on Tom Daschle says some very smart things, and some very misleading ones. In particular, he's part of the emergent effort to distort the role and vision of Daschle's Federal... More
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Just Say 'No' to Drug Czars
(www.motherjones.com)
The "drug czar" position has never worked as intended. Originally proposed as a cabinet-level coordinator of drug policy by Joe Biden in the early 80's, it was a knee-jerk response to growing hysteria... More
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Sen. Clinton Accepts Secretary of State Position; Will She Champion Women's Rights Worldwide?
(www.rhrealitycheck.org)
Late on election night, I received an email from a Planned Parenthood staff person, Njeri Wahome, in Nairobi, Kenya. Njeri wrote to me to verify what she was seeing on television -- that Senator... More
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Progressive & Pro-Choice: Obama's Latest Team Members
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Two of President Elect Obama's latest appointments offer much hope to womens' rights advocates. Obama's additions to his new staff include Melody Barnes to head his Domestic Policy Council and... More
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Report: Daschle to Head Health and Human Services
(washingtonindependent.com)
Moments after the Obama-Biden Transition team announced former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) would head a health care policy working group in the new administration, MSNBC reports that Daschle will serve... More
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Daschle Pick A Clear Sign That Obama Will Attempt Ambitious Health Care Reform
(tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com)
The folks who know what they're talking about when discussing health care say that the choice of Tom Daschle to head Health and Human Services is hugely significant in two ways. First, it's a sign... More
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Tom Daschle: Health Czar
(www.prospect.org)
CNN is reporting that Tom Daschle will not only be Health and Human Services Secretary, but also health reform czar under the Obama administration. This is huge news, and the clearest evidence yet... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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