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    Daschle and Killefer Both Withdraw Due to Unpaid Taxes

    Former Senator Tom Daschle stunned Washington today by withdrawing his nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Just last night, after meeting with Senators of both political parties, Daschle acknowledged his “mistake,” but called it “completely inadvertent.”

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Former Senator Tom Daschle stunned Washington today by withdrawing his nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Just last night, after meeting with Senators of both political parties, Daschle acknowledged his “mistake,” but called it “completely inadvertent.” Also this morning, Nancy Killefer withdrew her nomination to become the White House's first Chief Performance Officer, for her failure to pay unemployment taxes for household help. Ken Vogel is senior reporter at Politico.com.

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      Warren Olney

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      Kenneth Vogel

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Healthcare Reform without Tom Daschle
    1. 1:27Daschle and Killefer Both Withdraw Due to Unpaid TaxesYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46Healthcare Reform without Tom Daschle
    3. 41:41Are Corporate Jets a Force for Good?
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