washingtonpost.com - 11/20/2008
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In the next two days, House Democrats will decide which of two senior members will chair a key congressional committee during one of those rare periods when genuinely nation-changing legislation may be passed. John Dingell, who has represented metropolitan Detroit since 1955, is the longtime ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/20/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
By Paul Kane Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) won
the vote, 137-122, to become the new chairman of...
the House Energy and Commerce Committee, defeating the legendary Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.). The vote came a day after the House Democratic steering ...
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Waxman Defeats Dingell
mydd.com - 11/19/2008
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mydd.com —
Re: Backing Waxman over Dingell ( none /
0 ) If we get Waxman for Chairman and...
anyone but Summers or Rubin at Treasury, I'm happy. Pelosi is already helping Detroit enough with the bailout. She doesn't owe Detroit Dingell as well. Frankly, Dingell is ...
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: Backing Waxman over Dingell
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
Henry Waxman’s taking over the Energy and Commerce
Committee . Harold Meyerson made the (persuasive) case for...
Waxman in a Washington Post column recently. Let the experimentation with socialism begin.
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Waxman Wins!
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Waxman Wins!
Matthew Yglesias —
... . Harold Meyerson made the (persuasive) case for Waxman in a Washington Post column recently. Let the experimentation with socialism begin. ...
Waxman's Ascent Could Foreshadow Good Relations Between President And House
TPM Election Central —
... Also, as Harold Meyerson points out, Waxman is perhaps the House's leading legislator on three key issues prioritized by Obama: Universal health care, global warming, and the need for strengthened consumer protections. ...
No More Mister Nice Blog —
... insiders point out that Barack Obama, in a little-noticed move a few days ago, appointed as the top White House liason to Congress one Philip Schiliro, who has spent many of his past 25 years on the Hill working for (you guessed it) Waxman. In the wake of Waxman's victory, this is significant. It means Waxman will be closer to the center of the action and will have a direct line into the White House.... Also, The Washington Post's Harold Meyerson has a long list of Waxman's accomplishments. This is a good day.
The Moustache of Oversight
Matthew Yglesias —
... of Henry Waxman’s tenure as top Democrat on the House Government Oversight Committee. Waxman was so effective in that role that a young person such as myself thought of him exclusively in those terms and I had no idea of his record as an effective legislator. ...
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Waxman beats Dingell —
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