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New York Times:
The Travails of Tom Daschle  —  When President Obama nominated former Senator Tom Daschle to be his secretary of health and human services, it seemed to be a good choice.  Mr. Daschle, as the co-author of a book on health care reform, knew a lot about one of the president's signature issues.
Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
Why Daschle Withdrew His Nomination  —  Tom Daschle and his team went to bed last night believing they had had a good day after a horrible weekend.  —  Monday's Senate Finance Committee meeting was not easy.  (Ranking Republican Chuck Grassley pushed Daschle hard on his relationship …
Discussion: The Fix, MyDD and The Daily Dish
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
ANOTHER TAX PROBLEM FOR OBAMA?  —  From NBC's Lisa Myers, Chuck Todd, Savannah Guthrie, and Ken Strickland  —  NBC News has learned that the president's choice for “chief performance officer” — technically a deputy OMB director post — could end up having to withdraw over a number of issues, including tax problems.
George Packer In / New Yorker:
OBAMA CAN'T AFFORD HYPOCRISY
Discussion: American Power
Fox News:
Daschle Withdraws Nomination for Health and Human Services Secretary
The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Why Daschle May Have Jumped Too Soon
Discussion: The Treatment and Wonk Room
Jeff Dobbs / The Voice in My Head:   The 1040DEM  —  Tom Daschle, the nominee to become Obama's Secretary …
Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:   Tom Daschle and the Populist Revolt
Kevin Duchschere / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Recount trial: Judges rule thousands of ballots can be considered  —  The court order applies to about 4,800 rejected absentee ballots and indicates that any that complied with state law should be counted.  —  Nearly 4,800 rejected absentee ballots may be reconsidered in the U.S. Senate recount trial …
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John / Power Line:   BIG WIN FOR COLEMAN
Jonathan Allen / CQ Politics:
Gregg Voted to Kill Commerce Before He Agreed to Lead It  —  President Obama's new candidate to run the Commerce Department voted in favor of abolishing the agency as a member of the Budget Committee and on the Senate floor in 1995.  —  Sen. Judd Gregg , R-N.H., whose nomination was expected …
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
WHO KILLED DASCHLE?  —  I think Steve Clemons gets this wrong.  Daschle wasn't taken down by Republicans.  No senators, to my knowledge, came out against his appointment.  Major columnists didn't have time to attack his ethics.  Moreover, these revelations didn't come from Republican oppo researchers.
Matthew Cooper / TPMDC:
Goodbye, Tom Daschle
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Obama Concedes Defeat on Daschle while Republicans Declare Victory …
Discussion: The Plum Line and BBC
The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Czar Mitt  —  President Obama could do worse.  Romney has a bad reputation among Congressional Democrats, so I can't imagine they'd cotton to this.  In fact, it's highly unlikely.  But what Romney, in a bipartisan fashion, was able to do in Massachusetts — even with caveats …
Discussion: Swampland, The Treatment and Time
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
DASCHLE'S REPLACEMENT: NAMES.  —  First point: There are fewer of them than you'd expect.  Every advocacy group and think tank and political operative I've called has said the same thing.  “Well, who have you heard?”  There's no “B” team.  In part, that's because Daschle was of unique stature …
Discussion: The Treatment and The Plank
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
DASCHLE WITHDRAWS.  —  According to The New York Times …
Discussion: Think Progress and Wonk Room
Tom Gjelten / NPR:
U.S. Officials: Al-Qaida Leadership Cadre ‘Decimated’  —  Listen Now  —  · CIA-directed airstrikes against al-Qaida leaders and facilities in Pakistan over the past six to nine months have been so successful, according to senior U.S. officials, that it is now possible to foresee a …
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David S. Cloud / The Politico:
Secret report urges new Afghan plan
Associated Press:
Pentagon study: US should pare Afghanistan goals
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
John Distaso / UnionLeader.com:
In 2010, Rep. Hodes will run for U.S. Senate  —  CONCORD - Democratic U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes will announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate “within the week,” a source close to Hodes told UnionLeader.com this morning shortly before Judd Gregg's nomination as commerce secretary became official.
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The Politico:
Lynch names Newman to Gregg's seat
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG
John Distaso / UnionLeader.com:
J. Bonnie Newman called tough, smart
David Brooks / New York Times:
Ward Three Morality  —  I've become increasingly concerned about the rising number of rich people who are being caught unawares by shifts in the sumptuary code.  First, there were those auto executives who didn't realize that it is no longer socially acceptable to use private jets for lobbying trips to Washington.
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Obama Wants “Buy American” Out Of Stimulus Bill  —  That's what I'm reading in the transcript of the President's interview with ABC News' Charles Gibson tonight.  Obama also concedes that the appearance of a double standard for his nominees is a valid complaint, and he says he takes full responsibility for it.
Discussion: BBC and TIME.com
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Times of London:   President Obama to water down ‘Buy American’ plan after EU trade war threat
Tony Halpin / Times of London:
Passengers stop flight after ‘drunk’ pilot sparks panic  —  It is normally a moment of cheery reassurance when an airline pilot greets passengers during preparations for take-off.  But Alexander Cheplevsky sparked panic on flight Aeroflot 315 when he began to speak.
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Senate votes to give a tax break to new car buyers  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Tuesday to give a tax break to new car buyers, setting aside bipartisan concerns over the size of an economic stimulus bill with a price tag approaching $900 billion.
CNN:
GOP leaders list ‘waste’ in Senate stimulus bill  —  (CNN) — On Monday, House Republican leaders put out a list of what they call wasteful provisions in the Senate version of the nearly $900 billion stimulus bill that is being debated:  —  • $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Naked Obama Unicorn-A-Rama  —  Via Boing Boing comes the single most disturbing Naked Obama/Unicorn pic yet.  In fact, it's so “right up against the line” that I'm actually going to stick it beneath the fold.  If you click through, don't say you weren't warned.
Discussion: Villainous Company
Jared Allen / The Hill:
Dems warn leaders to resume regular order  —  A group of more than 50 House Democrats has penned a letter to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) imploring him to “restore this institution” and see that the House returns to a “regular order” process of legislating.
Discussion: Hot Air
Jonah Goldberg / USA Today:
Day 15 of Obama's honeymoon  —  One doesn't have to break a sweat searching for examples of the news media's ongoing love affair with our president.  In this, he is like FDR.  —  Barack Obama and his supporters have been relentlessly comparing the new president to Franklin Roosevelt.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PAINFULLY STUPID  —  Sen. Thune (R-SD) explains Republican thinking about the economic crisis ...  Country's on the precipice.  And idiots like this are holding the floor.  —  Late Update: A Hill staffer chimes in ...
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Obama Justice Department Re-Hires Attorney Fired By Goodling Because Of Lesbian Rumor  —  In October 2006, Leslie Hagen, who was working as the liaison between the Justice Department and the U.S. attorneys' committee on Native American issues, was informed that despite her “outstanding” …
Discussion: NPR and Queerty
 
 
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