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'''Tom Daschle''' has been nominated as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the [[Obama Administration]]. Confirmation is under review because he had avoided $128,000 in federal taxes over a period of years, and paid the taxes and penalties only after he had been named to the cabinet. The back taxes involved unreported consulting fees, questionable charitable contributions, and a car and driver provided by a private equity firm run by a longtime Democratic Party donor who had paid Daschle $2 million a year for his political advice.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/us/politics/31daschle.html?ref=us Robert Pear, "Use of Free Car Lands Tom Daschle in Tax Trouble," ''New York Times,'' Jan. 30, 2009]; [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013003793.html?hpid=topnews Ceci Connolly, Paul Kane and Joe Stephens, "Daschle Owed Back Taxes That Exceeded $128,000" ''Washington Post'' Jan. 31, 2009]</ref>
'''Tom Daschle''' has been nominated as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the [[Obama Administration]]. Confirmation is under review because he had avoided $128,000 in federal taxes over a period of years, and paid the taxes and penalties only after he had been named to the cabinet. The back taxes involved unreported consulting fees, questionable charitable contributions, and a car and driver provided by a private equity firm run by a longtime Democratic Party donor who had paid Daschle $2 million a year for his political advice.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/us/politics/31daschle.html?ref=us Robert Pear, "Use of Free Car Lands Tom Daschle in Tax Trouble," ''New York Times,'' Jan. 30, 2009]; [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013003793.html?hpid=topnews Ceci Connolly, Paul Kane and Joe Stephens, "Daschle Owed Back Taxes That Exceeded $128,000" ''Washington Post'' Jan. 31, 2009]</ref>
A leading [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and a liberal, he served as Senator from [[South Dakota]] from 1987 to 2005, and as Senate Majority Leader from 2001 to 2003. In 2004, he was defeated for re-election by Republican [[John Thune]].
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Daschle served in the US Air Force from 1969 to 1972.
Daschle served in the US Air Force from 1969 to 1972.