politico.com - 2/1/2009
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GOP-ers seemed sure Dems won't get 60 seats.
thehill.com - 1/31/2009
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thehill.com —
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) won’t accept a position
as President Obama’s secretary of Commerce unless he is...
guaranteed his Senate seat remains in GOP hands, said two Republicans who know Gregg well. Departing the Senate without one could give Democrats ...
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Republicans say Gregg won't give Dems 60
politico.com - 2/2/2009
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politico.com —
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch said Monday that
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) told him he won’t leave...
the Senate to become Secretary of Commerce unless a Republican fills the vacated seat.
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Gregg: A Republican must fill the seat
blogs.abcnews.com - 1/31/2009
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blogs.abcnews.com —
An Obama administration official tells ABC News that
Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., is now the leading candidate...
for Commerce Secretary and could be announced as soon as Monday. Gregg would be at least the third Republican to join the Obama...
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Judd Gregg Could Be Picked for Commerce as Soon as Monday
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Sen. Judd Gregg (R): “Bipartisan” Pick For Obama, Or A”Tool” For Filibuster-Proof Dem Majority? - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Politico:
Deal for Gregg replacement?
By VICTORIA MCGRANE
It sounds as though some deal-making has been going on as Republican leaders Sunday sounded mysteriously confident that Sen. Judd Gregg’s potential departure to the Obama administration would not give Democrats a veto-proof 60 seat majority.
“Sen. Gregg has assured me that if this were to happen, if it were to happen, it would not change the make-up of the Senate,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “In other words, ...
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 2/12/2009 — It's hard to know what to make of this right away - so take this post in that instant spirit. The notion that Gregg couldn't possibly have foreseen a stimulus package of $800 billion (including almost $400 billion in tax cuts) seems implausible to ...
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weeklystandard.com 2/3/2009 — 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 ...
Judd Gregg to Commerce after Deal
outsidethebeltway.com 2/3/2009 — Politico’s David Rogers confirms news that has been widely reported since yesterday morning:
Sen. Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, giving President Obama a fresh independent voice in his Cabinet but at ...
Gregg choice for Commerce may not aid Dems
msnbc.msn.com 2/3/2009 — If Barack Obama picks New Hampshire Republican senator Judd Gregg as his commerce secretary, the state's Democratic governor will likely fill the vacancy with another Republican.
GREGG?
talkingpointsmemo.com 2/12/2009 — Huh, I guess that didn't work out.
This is extremely weird. Gregg is out at Commerce, withdrawing for what he appears to be calling irreconcilable differences on Stimulus and the Census.
Now, the Census is one thing because Census ...
Gregg: A Republican Runs the 2010 Census
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/5/2009 — I'm surprised no one only Michael Barone has made this point. By putting Judd Gregg at Commerce, Obama has put a Republican in charge of one of the most politically frought tasks facing any president: the Census. Mandated by the Constitution, the ...
Judd Gregg
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/3/2009 — By Matthew Yglesias
Just a quick point on this. If I were a Republican United States Senator who was supportive of Barack Obama’s economic recovery agenda at a time when the vast majority of my colleagues seem inclined to obstruct it, I would ...
Gregg Was Pwned
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 2/12/2009 — It gets clearer. When Judd Gregg approached the Obama administration to see if he could be a part of it, he was assuming that his own party wasn't going to adopt a policy of total warfare against the newly elected president in a time of enormous ...
Gregg Gains Republican Support —
WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 2/1/2009
A leading Republican senator voiced support for the possible selection of Republican Sen. Judd Gregg to be commerce secretary. Republican lawmakers said a Gregg appointment wouldn't alter the balance of power in the Senate.
Newman may be Gregg successor
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Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/2/2009
Politico - Bonnie Newman, a moderate Republican who endorsed New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, in 2004, has emerged as the leading contender to replace Judd Gregg should the three-term GOP senator be appointed Commerce secretary, according to ...
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