Published 11/18/2008
by Al Kamen
at Wash Post Federal Page
The intraparty "Clash of the Titans" between veteran Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and his challenger for that position, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), is taking on the trappings of a traditional political battle, complete with letter-writing and...
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