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Published 11/6/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Just hours after Democrats celebrated an expanded majority in the House of Representatives, a public fight erupted for the leadership of a key committee charged with enacting many of President-elect Barack Obama's agenda items. House Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Ca, is challenging Michigan Democratic Congressman John Dingell for [...] (link)

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