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crooksandliars.com - 2/4/2009
Didn't Gregg play the Blago game of getting something in return for his Commerce position?
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Didn't Judd Gregg play a similar game that got Blago impeached over? He wanted something in return for him to give up his Senate seat to join Obama's cabinet. New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, has agreed — in a deal struck with Gregg — to name a Republican to fill the Senate seat.  ...
cqpolitics.com - 2/5/2009
White House to Bypass Commerce on Census
— cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – EXECUTIVE BRANCH Feb. 5, 2009 – 5:54 a.m. White House to Bypass... Commerce on Census By Jonathan Allen, CQ Staff The director of the Census Bureau will report directly to the White House and not the secretary of Commerce, ... (more) White House to Bypass Commerce on Census

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/4/2009
Gregg Recuses Himself From Voting on Stimulus
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), the president's pick for Commerce Secretary, just revealed during an interview with CNBC... that he would recuse himself from congressional votes while his nomination is being considered by his former Senate colleagues. It ... (more) Gregg Recuses Himself From Voting on Stimulus

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usnews.com - 2/3/2009
Judd Gregg at Commerce Could Keep Democrats From Cooking 2010 Census Numbers - Michael Barone ...
— usnews.com — Michael Barone , Thomas Jefferson Street blog Others have written on the Gregg appointment. I want to... make one observation: the Commerce Department includes the Bureau of the Census. Ten years ago the Clinton administration attempted to use sampling ... (more) Judd Gregg at Commerce Could Keep Democrats From ...

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Shakesville — …John Amato makes a good point here about the agreement between Democratic New Hampshire Governor John Lynch and Republican Senator Judd Gregg that Lynch would replace Gregg with another Republican if he accepted the Commerce Dept. nomination: How dissimilar is it, really, from the quid pro quo over Obama's vacated Senate seat for which Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was just removed from office? In Illinois, it was that no one was getting the seat without a little something extra; in New Hampshire, it's that Gregg wouldn't leave the seat ...

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Gregg will keep criticism 'within the tent' — POLITICO.com: Politics 2/4/2009
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Former Gregg Staffer Is Linked to Abramoff Scandal — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 2/4/2009
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