Daschle Withdrawal Shuffles Lead Roles On Health Care Reform Stage
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Tom Daschle's withdrawal as Health and Human Services secretary nominee could improve the chances for comprehensive health care reform in the near term, Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, suggests
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