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Congress Loses Deep Legislative Experience
Election Day defeats, retirements and departures for jobs in the Obama administration will leave Democrats and Republicans without key legislative dealmakers in the 111th Congress. The defeat of Sen. Ted Stevens (Alaska), currently the longest-serving GOP Senator, will have a significant effect ...
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The 111th Congress: New Member Information
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Roll Call has a nice article detailing the deep loss of legislative experience in Congress, as "Election-day defeats, retirements and departures for jobs in Obama administration will leave Democrats and Republicans without key legislative dealmakers in the 111th Congress." ...

The 111th Congress: New Member Information
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Roll Call has a nice article detailing the deep loss of legislative experience in Congress, as "Election-day defeats, retirements and departures for jobs in Obama administration will leave Democrats and Republicans without key legislative dealmakers in the 111th Congress." ...

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