Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, an appointment that many Democrats predict will greatly help with efforts next year to overhaul the health care system.
President-elect Barack Obama has offered the nomination of Secretary of Health and Human Services to his close ally Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the former Democratic Senate leader who was an early supporter of Obama's run for the presidency.
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Daschle has accepted President- elect Barack Obama 's offer to become Health and Human Services secretary and lead the effort to revamp the U.S. health-care system, a Democratic official familiar with the matter said.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore's economy probably shrank last quarter as a manufacturing slump and easing demand for financial services drove the nation into its first recession since 2002, adding pressure on policy makers to stimulate growth.
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Daschle is president-elect Barack Obama ’s choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services and lead the effort to revamp the U.S. health-care system, a person familiar with the matter said.
