Dang It!

Eric Scheske was thinkin' he'd win this:

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., was recently honored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

The group recognized Daschle for what it called his "fight to defeat the Federal Marriage Amendment in the U.S. Senate." Daschle, an Aberdeen native, received the honor at an event last week in New York City. Last year, he was defeated in his reelection bid by Republican John Thune.

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