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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/8/2009
Is Wrestling The New Baseball?
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For his swan song as chairman of the House's government oversight committee, Henry Waxman picked a very touchy topic: steroid use by professional wrestlers. Waxman's findings , released on January 2 and based on documents he gathered from the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Total ...

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Swampland:  Best Congressional Investigation Ever Reveals Hulk Hogan To Be A "Terrible" Wrestler

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gristmill.grist.org - 1/8/2009
Markey to take chairmanship of new Energy and Environment Subcommittee | Gristmill: The ...
— gristmill.grist.org — As Kate reported earlier today , new House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is reorganizing the committee, unifying oversight of climate, energy, air quality, and water issues under a single subcommittee: the Energy and ... (more) Markey to take chairmanship of new Energy and ...

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Markey Takes Key Energy and Environment Position In House
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 1/8/2009
Markey Takes Key Energy and Environment Position In House
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Jurisdiction over energy and environmental issues — including global warming legislation — in a key House committee will be moving from two Democrats sympathetic to industrial polluters to a progressive environmentalist. According to the ... (more) Markey Takes Key Energy and Environment Position In House

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More on Those Declining Turnout Rates
themonkeycage.org - 1/15/2009
More on Those Declining Turnout Rates
— themonkeycage.org — Like Henry’s post below, I was going to start my post on Michael McDonald’s article by quoting the same delicious snark — albeit without Henry’s knowledgeable-and-therefore-dorky asides about Battlestar Galactica . Oh, ... (more) More on Those Declining Turnout Rates

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Best Congressional Investigation Ever Reveals Hulk Hogan To Be A "Terrible" Wrestler
Swampland — ... With no real fanfare, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., has finished up his investigation of steroids in professional wrestling. (Yep, it's a problem.) Marc Ambinder, a hopeless fan of the squared circle, has a good write up of the some highlights and the policy implications. ...

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News — ... . Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) may use his authority to get professional wrestling to clean up its steroid use just like he did with baseball, writes Ambinder.

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