usatoday.com - 1/6/2009
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The average age will be 57 in the House and 63 in the Senate, according to the chambers' historical offices. In each case, it's the highest on record. Despite the departure of such veteran lawmakers as Republican Sens. Ted Stevens of Alaska and John Warner of Virginia, both in their 80s, the ...
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Political Generation Gap
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
USA Today: "Barack Obama, one of the youngest presidents
ever to take the oath of office when he's inaugurated Jan. 20, will be
working with the nation's oldest Congress. The average age will be 57 in the House and 63
in the Senate, according to the chambers' historical offices. In each
case, it's the highest on record." ...
New Sherrif Time: Obama Shakes Up The Senate
Firedoglake —
... It may not have been intentional. Obama was still in his first term when he hit the campaign trail, so it was only natural that he would forge most of his close connections to DC insiders within the Senate. But as he filled out his administration with one Senator after another, he precipitated a desperately needed shakeup in that musty, ancient, bloviating and self-important entity that considers itself "the most exclusive club in the world." ...
The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog —
The New Media war against Hamas apologists.
Fallen in battle: Two IDF soldiers remembered.
Just War Theory in Gaza.
Senate to block comedian from the Senate floor today, like George Wallace at the entrance to the Laugh Factory.
Fresh young face at 1600 Pennsylvania to work with most crotchety, aged bunch of coots in Capitol history.
Why does the NYT love Hamas?
Dems dare cross the chosen one with comments on Panetta.
Obama as Bush: He's already an effigy in ...
Jane Hamsher: Obama's Savvy Choice Of Panetta Shakes Up Stagnant Senate
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Obama was still in his first term when he hit the campaign trail, so it was only natural that he would forge most of his close connections to DC insiders within the Senate. But as he filled out his administration with one Senator after another, what ensued was a desperately needed shakeup in that musty, ancient, bloviating and self-important entity that considers itself "the most exclusive club in the world." ...
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