Tom Daschle, the former Senate Democratic Leader tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, is yet another “un-fresh face” and presents more lobbying conflicts for the incoming administration, writes Pejman Yousefzadeh. Democrat Al Franken’s team is trying to contest votes that obviously went to his opponent, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), notes Erick Erickson, who has a photo of one contested ballot.