Read more Tom Daschle stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21754/tom-daschle.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:25:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68477/daschle-leave-whiny-gop-in-the-dust-if-necessary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s essential that Congress act on health care, and if that means working without bipartisan support, so be it, writes Tom Daschle in the Wall Street Journal . If we fail, 60 million people will be uninsured in 10 years, and typical families will have to pay $25,000 a year...http://www.newser.com/story/68477/daschle-leave-whiny-gop-in-the-dust-if-necessary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 9:00:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68133/daschle-insurers-can-talk-to-rush-or-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhy is Tom Daschle taking money to advise an insurer that’s against the creation of a public health care option—a measure he supports? Pish-posh, the former Senate majority leader tells Deborah Solomon in the New York Times . Who would doubters on the left “advise these insurance companies talk to?...http://www.newser.com/story/68133/daschle-insurers-can-talk-to-rush-or-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 9:42:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67507/daschle-still-working-with-obama-behind-the-scenes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTom Daschle may not be Health and Human Services secretary, but he still has President Obama’s ear. The ex-senator met with Obama yesterday to discuss health care reform, the Washington Post reports. Daschle has been informally advising senior aide Pete Rouse and health care czar Nancy-Ann DeParle throughout the process,...http://www.newser.com/story/67507/daschle-still-working-with-obama-behind-the-scenes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 11:12:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62178/daschle-dole-team-up-for-outside-health-care-push.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the Clintons were trying to pass their health care reform bill in the early '90s, Tom Daschle tried desperately to enlist Bob Dole. Now, 15 years later, he finally has. Daschle and Dole, along with former Republican leader Howard Banker, are leading an outside push for a bipartisan health...http://www.newser.com/story/62178/daschle-dole-team-up-for-outside-health-care-push.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 8:47:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56760/liberals-to-obama-dont-sell-us-out-on-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProgressive groups are worried that President Obama is going to go wobbly on them on health care. The Washington Post reports that the president has signaled he's open to compromise on the inclusion of a public insurance plan. Key conservatives like Sen. Charles Grassley hate the idea of a public...http://www.newser.com/story/56760/liberals-to-obama-dont-sell-us-out-on-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 9:54:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51504/sebelius-mum-on-hhs-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, mentioned as a top candidate for health secretary, said today she has not talked with President Barack Obama about joining his Cabinet. "There really isn't anything to tell. I haven't had any meetings about the position," Sebelius, 60, said in an interview with the AP during...http://www.newser.com/story/51504/sebelius-mum-on-hhs-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Feb 2009 14:54:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50959/stimulus-devotes-1b-to-weighing-medical-treatments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe stimulus bill sinks $1.1 billion into the first major government comparison of different medical treatments, the New York Times reports. The provision is a reaction to concerns that treatments are being prescribed without solid evidence to back their usefulness and cost-effectiveness. But some say such studies would mean...http://www.newser.com/story/50959/stimulus-devotes-1b-to-weighing-medical-treatments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Feb 2009 9:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50266/wary-obama-dances-with-the-press.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama has made unprecedented strides using the Internet as a means of direct communication with constituents—but the president still relies on the old-school strategy of buttering up the White House press corps. Since taking office Obama has spoken to reporters nearly every weekday, and had sit-down interviews with...http://www.newser.com/story/50266/wary-obama-dances-with-the-press.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 8:34:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50245/dads-may-hatch-schemes-to-leave-golden-nest-eggs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom King Lear to Tom Daschle, a father’s desire to provide for his children could leave them with a rather dubious inheritance—“a legacy of embarrassment,” Stephen Amidon writes in the New York Times . "Inheritances can be tricky things. Even those given with the best of intentions can often go...http://www.newser.com/story/50245/dads-may-hatch-schemes-to-leave-golden-nest-eggs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Feb 2009 13:29:00 CST