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A Public Option is Within Reach -- Dems Can't Back Down

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. June 23, 2009.

Tom Daschle and Dianne Feinstein are among the many who need to step up to the plate.

Daschle Folds on Health Care; Limbaugh Says There's no Problem!

dday, Hullabaloo. June 20, 2009.

The significance of Daschle's abandoning the public option can't be overstated.

Daschle's Firm And Group Have Ties To Private Health Care Industry

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. June 19, 2009.

The firm has been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby on behalf of key players in the health care industry.

Will Obama Pull the Plug on His Own Health Czar Position?

Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium. February 25, 2009.

Czar 44, Czar 44, where are you?

Daschle's Demise Is Just the Beginning: Get Ready for a Torrent of Populist Outrage

Frank Rich, The New York Times. February 9, 2009.

Americans have had just about enough of watching insiders with the right connections living well off the rest of us.

Howard Dean Should Have Been Obama's HHS Pick All Along

Chip Fleischer, Truthdig. February 6, 2009.

Dean should have been a top contender for secretary of health and human services. Obama abandoned the idea for all the wrong reasons.

Why I'm Not Broken Up About Daschle

Ian Welsh, Firedoglake. February 4, 2009.

My first reaction upon hearing that Daschle had dropped out as HHS nominee: relief.

Obama Embraces Responsibility: 'I Screwed Up'

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post. February 3, 2009.

"I'm here on television saying I screwed up, and that's part of the era of responsibility."

Daschle Apologizes for Tax Errors

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 2, 2009.

At this point, it's simply unclear what kind of Republican opposition Daschle is likely to face.

In Defense of the Sanjay Gupta Appointment

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. January 9, 2009.

I understand the critiques launched by Paul Krugman, John Conyers and others -- but I think Gupta is an inspired choice.

Health Care Game-Changer Underway?

David Sirota, Campaign for America's Future. November 25, 2008.

America is a decidedly center-left nation, especially on the issue of health care. Obama now has a budget imperative to reform it immediately.

Would Passing Universal Health Care Kill the GOP?

Nicholas Graham, November 24, 2008.

Signs point to yes.