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Daschle Withdraws His Nomination to Health and Human Services
(CNN) — Former Sen. Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a statement Tuesday from the White House. Daschle had been fighting to save his nomination as HHS secretary following controversy over his tax records and questions over his work in a field that some […]
MoreThe Official Failures of Rebuilding Iraq
Official history details failures of rebuilding Iraq INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE By James Glanz and T. Christian Miller Sunday, December 14, 2008 BAGHDAD: An unpublished, 513-page federal history of the U.S.-led reconstruction of Iraq depicts an effort crippled before the invasion by Pentagon planners who were hostile to the idea of rebuilding a foreign country, and […]
MoreThe Nationalization of the Auto Industry?
Taking risks with bailout for U.S. automakers By David E. Sanger Tuesday, December 9, 2008 WASHINGTON: When President-elect Barack Obama talked on Sunday about realigning the American automobile industry he was quick to offer a caution, lest he sound more like the incoming leader of France, or perhaps Japan. “We don’t want government to run […]
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