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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (6480)	2/5/2009 2:30:38 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

The Confusion Over Required Withdrawals By Michelle Singletary Thursday, February 5, 2009; Page D02 What lessons can we learn from the high-profile tax cases of newly installed Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and Thomas A. Daschle, President Barack Obama's failed pick for secretary of health and human services? How about that the darn tax code is so complex and long that Geithner and Daschle did what so many others have done -- messed up big time? Geithner had to pay the government $43,000. Daschle recently wrote a check for $146,000.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (6480)	2/10/2009 11:07:15 AM
From: Peter Dierks	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Obama Voters' Remorse Lorie Byrd Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Three months ago Barack Obama was elected on a promise of hope and change. After less than a month in office his message has turned to one of gloom and doom. His approval ratings have dropped significantly, and many voters must surely wonder why the reality of the Obama presidency has not matched the promise of the Obama campaign. Some may even be experiencing a bit of buyers’ (or voters’) remorse. Problems began with a string of failed nominees, several with tax issues. Add to that a confirmed Treasury Secretary with a tax problem. These were especially embarrassing considering Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden told voters it was “patriotic” to pay taxes. Should voters be surprised? Not if they were paying attention. All voters had to do was look at the questions surrounding some of Obama’s associates, from Bill Ayers to Rev. Wright to Jim Johnson, to know there would likely be some problems with those he chose to be part of his administration. During the campaign, candidate Obama criticized John McCain’s ties to lobbyists saying, “We need a president who sees government not as a tool to enrich friends and high-priced lobbyists, but as the defender of fairness and opportunity for every American." He vowed that lobbyists, “won’t find a job in my White House.” When in office one of his first acts was to sign an executive order barring former lobbyists from working in the administration for agencies they had lobbied, but the following day he issued a waiver ... Message 25400354