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Daschle kicks off confirmation hearings

Published January 8, 2009, 2:13 pm, Gulf Times

FORMER Senate chief Tom Daschle became the first member of Barack Obama’s cabinet to submit to a confirmation grilling yesterday over his appointment as secretary for health and human services.

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