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demosthenes.blogspot.com - 11/23/2008
A Worthwhile Fight
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So I raised a bit of a ruckus yesterday over in the Kosoverse over the Lieberman thing. Good times, and it was definitely the place to be when reading reacts to the netroots getting potentially thrown under the rhetorical bus. I suggested that the only way to ensure that the grassroots are taken ...

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The Waxman Democrats
online.wsj.com - 11/21/2008
The Waxman Democrats
— online.wsj.com — John Dingell's fall from power yesterday is an important inflection point in the history of the modern Democratic Party. The House purge marks the final triumph of the Congressional generation that came of political age during the 1970s over the last ... (more) The Waxman Democrats

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mercurynews.com - 11/21/2008
Waxman replaces Dingell, boosting Democrats' push on climate change - San Jose Mercury News
— mercurynews.com — WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama's call for urgent action on climate change received a double-barreled boost Thursday on Capitol Hill, as Democrats dethroned a leader who had been an obstacle and pledged to move aggressively on energy and the ... (more) Waxman replaces Dingell, boosting Democrats' push on ...

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thehill.com - 11/21/2008
Waxman’s takeover signals a shift to the left
— thehill.com — Rep. Henry Waxman’s successful coup against Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell on Thursday leaves the storied former chairman with a ceremonial role and steers the Democratic agenda sharply left. The 137-122 vote to hand Waxman (Calif.) the ... (more) Waxman’s takeover signals a shift to the left

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Oh, the stories we'll tell
The Sideshow — ... This was actually written before the battle for Waxman, but it's an important point: Those Congressional chairmanships we haven't really been paying much attention to are really where an awful lot of the action is, and we should be pushing to strengthen the progressives we've elected. ...

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