president elect barak obama appoints tom daschle and jeanne landrew

President-elect Obama chose this morning's press conference to announce his appointment of former senator Tom Daschle to the Cabinet post of Secretary of Health and Human Services. Obama also announced his simultaneous appointment of Tom Daschle as Director of the White House Office of Health Reform. Daschle's co-author on health reform, Jeaane Landrew, will be Daschle's Deputy Director.