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Obama 'absolutely' stands by Daschle at HHS


Secretary nominee 'deeply embarrassed,' regrets taxpaying errors

WASHINGTON - Trying to salvage his nomination, Tom Daschle apologized Monday for delinquent tax payments as President Barack Obama and a top Senate chairman stood by him as the choice to lead the Health and Human Services Department.


Following a weekend of revelations about taxes and potential ethical conflicts, Daschle expressed remorse to the Senate Finance Committee, the panel that will decide his fate, saying he was "deeply embarrassed and disappointed" about failing to pay more than $120,000 in back taxes. 

Obama, speaking to reporters, said he was "absolutely" supporting his Cabinet choice. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate panel, said he backed Daschle's confirmation. The expression of support from Baucus came hours before Daschle was scheduled to meet with the committee and despite a less than amicable relationship between the two men.


(Full article here).

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ORIGINAL: Sanity


If any Republican President tried to put TWO tax cheats in his or her cabinet, is there any doubt you could hear Democrats' howls of righteous indignation from the moon?

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ORIGINAL: E2Sweet

Here's a link that tells you step by step how to contact the President of The United States to voice your opinion(s) about his job performance, or whatever else you'd like to say. Why waste time posting here when you can say it directly to him? Unless of course yer chicken to say to him what you're proclaiming here...

How to Write a Letter to the President of the United States:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4561907_letter-president-united-states-america.html

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ORIGINAL: Coldwarrior57

did you see that now its comming out that team O had highlevel meetings with Iran, in direct violation of the logan act!

Summary

The Logan Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 953, states:

Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without

authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any

correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or

agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States,

or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or

imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his

agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury

which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or

subjects.

The Logan Act was intended to prohibit United States citizens without authority

from interfering in relations between the United States and foreign governments.

There appear to have been no prosecutions under the Act in its more than 200 year

history. However, there have been a number of judicial references to the Act, and it

is not uncommon for it to be used as a point of challenge concerning dealings with

foreign officials. Although attempts have been made to repeal the Act, it remains law

and at least a potential sanction to be used against anyone who without authority

interferes in the foreign relations of the United States.

 

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33265.pdf

 

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ORIGINAL: maybemaybenot

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ORIGINAL: E2Sweet

Here's a link that tells you step by step how to contact the President of The United States to voice your opinion(s) about his job performance, or whatever else you'd like to say. Why waste time posting here when you can say it directly to him? Unless of course yer chicken to say to him what you're proclaiming here...

How to Write a Letter to the President of the United States:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4561907_letter-president-united-states-america.html

Can't we do both ?

                     mbmbn

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ORIGINAL: E2Sweet

Here's a link that tells you step by step how to contact the President of The United States to voice your opinion(s) about his job performance, or whatever else you'd like to say. Why waste time posting here when you can say it directly to him? Unless of course yer chicken to say to him what you're proclaiming here...

How to Write a Letter to the President of the United States:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4561907_letter-president-united-states-america.html

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ORIGINAL: MasterShake69

We have seen samples of what occurs when the average American stands up against Obama.  Thats why his critics are attacking him on message boards.  Just making his supporters regret their votes for him.

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ORIGINAL: MasterShake69

We have seen samples of what occurs when the average American stands up against Obama.  Thats why his critics are attacking him on message boards.  Just making his supporters regret their votes for him.

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ORIGINAL: E2Sweet

Here's a link that tells you step by step how to contact the President of The United States to voice your opinion(s) about his job performance, or whatever else you'd like to say. Why waste time posting here when you can say it directly to him? Unless of course yer chicken to say to him what you're proclaiming here...

How to Write a Letter to the President of the United States:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4561907_letter-president-united-states-america.html

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ORIGINAL: E2Sweet

I haven't seen anything negative happen to anyone who's stood up to him as of yet. Can anyone catch me up to what I've missed?

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ORIGINAL: E2Sweet

Here's a link that tells you step by step how to contact the President of The United States to voice your opinion(s) about his job performance, or whatever else you'd like to say. Why waste time posting here when you can say it directly to him? Unless of course yer chicken to say to him what you're proclaiming here...

How to Write a Letter to the President of the United States:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4561907_letter-president-united-states-america.html

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

Everyone knows that Joe was a Republican plant and that he was screwing Sarah Palin .