After much critique and fighting to save his nomination for the HHS secretary Tom Daschle today withdrew his candidacy for the nomination for the HHS Secretary post. Yesterday Daschle apologized and said he was deeply embarrassed because of the oversight on the tax return issue.

Nancy Killefer, the latest Barack Obama candidate to be ensnared by tax woes, has withdrawn from the candidacy as Barack Obama's Chief Performance Officer, the White House said Tuesday.