washingtonpost.com - 2/11/2009
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huffingtonpost.com - 2/11/2009
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I am fortunate to be the longest serving
Member in the history of the United States House
of Representatives. I've been a witness, a participant, and a leader in some historical and important moments in our country's history, including the civil ...
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Rep. John D. Dingell: Why Health Care Can't Wait
washingtonpost.com - 2/12/2009
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When Joe and Jill Biden moved to Washington
on Jan. 20 as he took up his duties
as vice president, they brought their bed down from the family home in Wilmington, Del. But unlike their predecessors, the Gores and the Cheneys, who already lived in the ...
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Biden in the House
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TPMDC Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) has now become the longest-serving member of the House, beating the record of 53 years and two months that were previously set by conservative Democrat Jamie Whitten of Mississippi. In an interview with the Washington Post, Dingell brushed off the recent loss of his chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee: "I'll be up again, don't worry. And I'll find things to do." ...
Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... tuned in to Obama's first press conference? That seems like a lot. * And congratulations to Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) for becoming the longest-serving House member in American history. Anything to add? Consider this an open thread.— ...
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swamppolitics.com 2/12/2009 —
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and former President Bill Clinton, share a laugh at a Capitol Hill ceremony honoring Dingell (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
by Frank James
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Congress: Working late into the night —
First Read 2/11/2009
The New York Times on yesterday’s negotiations on the stimulus. "The officials worked late into the night, with Mr. Reid shuttling between meetings with senators in his office and House leaders in Ms. Pelosi’s suite. Centrist senators who were ...
Stimulus deal could come Wednesday —
CNN Political Ticker 2/11/2009
House and Senate negotiators are working to hammer out differences in a roughly $800 billion stimulus package.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democrats are optimistic about getting a House-Senate stimulus deal by Wednesday afternoon, a Democratic ...