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Will Americans Ever Get Their Health Care Reform -- And Why I Suddenly Feel Very Lucky to Have AIDS

Thomas DeLorenzo, Huffington Post. February 21, 2009.
America, let me welcome you to what those of us with chronic diseases have known all along.

Will the Daschle Debacle Force Obama to Rethink Who He Surrounds Himself with?

David Corn, MotherJones.com. February 3, 2009.
What's the great need to rely on former public servants who have rushed through the revolving door and cashed in?

Tom Daschle Withdraws Nomination for HHS Secretary

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 3, 2009.
Daschle has been battling for his nomination since it was disclosed he failed to pay more than $120,000 in taxes.

Obama on Health Care: 'This Is Part of the Emergency'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Health and Wellness. December 11, 2008.
It's hard not to feel encouraged.

Are Key Obama Advisors in Tune with Neocon Hawks Who Want to Attack Iran?

Robert Dreyfuss, Tomdispatch.com. December 3, 2008.
Think an attack is unlikely now? Ask key Obama cabinet figures why they're still palling around with neocon hardliners on Iran.

Daschle as HHS Secretary: A Look at the Pros and Cons

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. November 19, 2008.
I'm okay with this selection -- and that's exactly as noncommittal a reaction as it sounds.

Obama Picks Tom Daschle for Health and Human Services Secretary

Staff, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 19, 2008.
Daschle, who served in the Senate until he lost his re-election bid in 2004, also is set to take on the position of health care czar.

Is Congress the Problem with Health Care?

Ezra Klein, The American Prospect. June 20, 2008.
Tom Daschle thinks so. The former Senate minority leader and author of the new book, Critical, explains why.

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