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February 2, 2009

Daschle Questioned Over Tax Problems
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Tom Daschle’s confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services is
now in doubt after revelations that the former Senate majority leader
failed to pay $128,000 in back taxes until after he was nominated for
the post. Daschle also failed to report $83,000 in consulting income and
overstated the size of some charitable deductions. Questions are also
being raised about Daschle’s close ties to healthcare firms. In recent
years, Daschle was paid tens of thousands of dollars to give speeches
before the Health Industry Distributors Association, the National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy and America’s Health Insurance Plans.



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