Daschle gets caught in a tax revolt

Obama's nominee to be Health and Human Services secretary thought he would be able to get past his tax problems, but the national political climate changed. The withdrawal of Tom Daschle's nomination Tuesday as secretary of Health and Human Services reflected White House recognition that his tax problems were igniting anger over an apparent double standard: that Washington insiders could be careless about their taxes while ordinary Americans had to sacrifice.

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