weeklystandard.com - 2/3/2009
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Politico 's Manu Raju writes :
Political insiders in Washington and New Hampshire say Sen. Judd Gregg’s nomination as Barack Obama’s commerce secretary is nearly a “done deal” — with Republicans signing off as long as Gregg’s Senate seat goes to another Republican, and Democrats in agreement ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 2/2/2009
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
Gov. John Lynch (D-NH) indicated today he'll appoint
a Republican to replace Sen. Judd Gregg if Obama...
nominates the New Hampshire senator to be Secretary of Commerce. In a statement, Lynch said that Gregg made it clear that he would not resign the ...
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Lynch Will Appoint Republican If Obama Nominates Gregg
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Making Demands From a Position of Weakness
Balloon Juice —
The brazenness of the GOP never ceases to amaze me:
There are three issues on which I can see a Republican-led filibuster successfully blocking Democratic legislation: card-check, nationalized health care, and taxpayer-funding of abortion. On each of these issues, at least one or more Republican senators will break rank, but there are also a few Democrats who could potentially back a Republican filibuster. These are the kind of votes that could hinge on one mavericky senator from either side.
Republicans and Gregg would be foolish to ...
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appoint a...
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dcexaminer.com 2/13/2009 — Byron York Chief political correspondent 2/13/09 When he took the job, Republicans searched for a diplomatic way to ask: Are you crazy? After 16 years as a Republican senator from New Hampshire, Judd Gregg has a lot of friends among GOP lawmakers, and ...
Media Matters: Putting the "partisan" in "bipartisanship"
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Democrats is enough and no number from Republicans is too little -- the reaction to Judd
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