Month: January 2009

Car and Driver

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 30, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

Tom Daschle, President Obama’s HHS Secretary-designate, apparently had to pay over $100,000 in back taxes, according to this report. During the vetting process to become HHS secretary, Daschle corrected the tax violation, voluntarily paying $101,943 in back taxes plus interest, working with his accountant to amend his tax returns for 2005 through 2007.

Kaiser and the Revolving Door

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 30, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

Robert Kaiser (whose new book I’m in the middle of) has this piece in today’s Post on the revolving door and the Obama administration.

No. 5 and $100,000

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 30, 2009
Categories In FEC

The Hill reports on the $100,000 expenses paid for by No. 5. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) spent $100,000 on legal expenses one week after it became clear that he was listed in Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s (D) arrest documents as “Senate Candidate No. 5,” according to Federal Election Commission documents.