Martha Joynt Kumar

Director, White House Transition Project

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Professor of Political Science at Towson University and Director of the White House Transition Project, a nonpartisan effort by presidency scholars to provide information on presidential transitions and White House operations

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After yesterday’s withdrawal of Tom Daschle as point man on healthcare reform, this was damage-control day at the Obama White House. But the big question was what went wrong.

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After yesterday’s withdrawal of Tom Daschle as point man on healthcare reform, this was damage-control day at the Obama White House. But the big question was what went wrong.

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With top-level appointees admitting they didn't pay federal taxes, President Obama told TV interviewers last night, “ I screwed up .”

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With top-level appointees admitting they didn't pay federal taxes, President Obama told TV interviewers last night, “ I screwed up .”

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