News of Daschle’s tax delinquency, represents an embarrassing repeat for Obama’s administration, which just won the confirmation of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner earlier this week despite his failure to properly pay taxes.

But Obama aides say the president is committed to ensuring Daschle’s confirmation.
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UPDATE 31 JAN

Health care groups paid Daschle $220K

Daschle made nearly $5.3 million in the last two years, records released Friday show, including $220,000 he received for giving speeches, many of them to outfits that stand to gain or lose millions of dollars from the work he would do once confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services.
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If a democrat then you don’t have to pay income taxes. Former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle not paying his taxes until he got caught is a shameful act by a Former Senate Democratic Leader. Why isn’t these politicians being kicked out of government for these crimes?

LINKS:
(1) What will the Bend Over Republicans do with tax cheat Tom Daschle?
(2) Daschle’s Disaster