President Barack Obama is hit by the embarrassing withdrawal of his nominee to oversee the US healthcare system, Former Senator Tom Daschle.
The Obama White House clearly wants the focus to be on their efforts to push through Congress a nearly $900 billion stimulus package to revive the faltering U.S. economy. But for at least next 24 hours, the focus instead will be on the embarrassing withdrawals of two of his nominees.
Jon Decker reports.
SOUNDBITES: Darrell West, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
President Barack Obama
