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‘Bullheaded’ and a Rhodes Scholar, and Now Headed to Capitol Hill
nytimes.com - 11/10/2008
‘Bullheaded’ and a Rhodes Scholar, and Now Headed to Capitol Hill
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Jim Himes, an investment banker-turned-financier of low-income housing, defeated Representative Christopher Shays, the 10-term Republican from Connecticut’s Fourth District. >

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The Early Word: Mr. Obama Goes to Washington
The Caucus — ... between Representatives John Dingell of Michigan and Henry Waman of California over the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Journal’s Greg Hitt writes: “The tiff threatens to distract House Democrats from implementing the policy goals of President-elect Barack Obama and their party. The Times’s David M. Halbfinger profiles Democrat Jim Himes of Connecticut who won his bid to unseat Representative Chris Shays, Republican of Connecticut. Here’s an excerpt: His friends say that Mr. Himes, a Rhodes scholar who was captain of the ...

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