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Misremembering John Dingell
motherjones.com - 2/10/2009
Misremembering John Dingell
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John Dingell becomes the longest-serving House member in history on Wednesday, and to honor the Democrat from Detroit Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hosting a reception at the Capitol today. Bill Clinton and Carl Levin are scheduled to speak. During his 55-year run in the House, Dingell has maintained ...
briefingroom.thehill.com - 2/18/2009
Dingell: Obama Budget to Include National Healthcare
— briefingroom.thehill.com — The Obama administration's budget has already carved out a portion dedicated to a national healthcare package, and may move quickly to address that issue, the Democratic lawmaker spearheading healthcare reform efforts said in a speech Monday ... (more) Dingell: Obama Budget to Include National Healthcare

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Rep. Dingell sets House longevity record
swamppolitics.com - 2/12/2009
Rep. Dingell sets House longevity record
— swamppolitics.com — 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 "Change" was the rallying cry of ... (more) Rep. Dingell sets House longevity record

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politics.theatlantic.com - 2/15/2009
The Loyalists
— politics.theatlantic.com — So far, the experiences of Obama and Clinton are similar in one respect. Not a single House or Senate Republican voted for Clinton's economic agenda in 1993, either on initial passage or when it returned to each chamber from a House-Senate ... (more) The Loyalists

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AP - Rep. John Dingell, the iron-fisted Michigan Democrat and advocate for Detroit's automakers, was honored Tuesday by former President Bill Clinton and congressional leaders as he became the longest-serving House member in history.
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