Daschle, one of President Obama's earliest and most steadfast campaign supporters, is the second Cabinet nominee to acknowledge tax errors.
Standing next to her friend, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ms. Schavan became the second cabinet minister the current German government has lost because of a plagiarized doctorate.
Penny Mordaunt, the international development secretary, became the second cabinet minister in two days to warn that the prime minister did not have a completely free hand.
Blears is the second cabinet minister in 24 hours – and the fourth member of the government in total – to declare they no longer want to serve under Brown.
The second cabinet post promised to the Liberal Democrats in the partnership agreement has gone to Jenny Randerson, who takes on the culture and sports portfolio.
Mr. Orszag, 41, is the second cabinet official to join Citi this month, and his appointment comes days after the Treasury Department's $10.5 billion stock offering helped further extricate the bailed out bank from Washington.
