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briefingroom.thehill.com - 11/20/2008
Rangel: Pelosi Played Role in Dingell's Defeat
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Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of having a role in Thursday's defeat of Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) for control of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "I assume that not playing a role is playing a role," Rangel, Chairman of ...

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politico.com - 11/20/2008
Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman - Patrick O'Connor
— politico.com — California Rep. Henry A. Waxman on Thursday officially dethroned longtime Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell, upending a seniority system that has governed Democratic politics in the House for decades. In a secret ballot vote in the Cannon ... (more) Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman - Patrick O'Connor

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thehill.com - 11/20/2008
Waxman wrestles gavel from Dingell
— thehill.com — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) will become the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee after House Democrats voted to replace current Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.). Waxman won 137-122 in the secret ballot vote. The dramatic ... (more) Waxman wrestles gavel from Dingell

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rollcall.com - 11/20/2008
Waxman Defeats Dingell for Gavel
— rollcall.com — Rep. Henry Waxman (Calif.) has ousted Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (Mich.), as Democratic lawmakers voted 137-122 Thursday morning to hand the gavel of the powerhouse panel to its second-ranking member. (more) Waxman Defeats Dingell for Gavel

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Defeating Dingbat Dingell
This Blog Is Full Of Crap — That's it for Big Auto's Bitch on Energy: The 137-122 vote displaces the veteran Michigan Democrat, who has been either chairman or ranking member of the committee overseeing energy and environmental legislation since 1981. Dingell's southeast Michigan district is largely dependent on the automotive industry, and Dingell has made a point of opposing potentially costly regulations for automakers over the years. It'll be interesting to see how Waxman will fuck this country up in all new and interesting ways.

More ethical concerns about Charlie Rangel.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... There is definitely something going on behind the scenes, here: the NYP reports that Rangel has indicated that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has assured him that he’s keeping his chairmanship of Ways & Means. This is very, very interesting, given that Rangel accused Pelosi last month of helping to remove Rep. Dingell from his committee chair for Energy. It’s possible that Pelosi is making this deal with Rangel in order to minimize the fallout of putting our industrial development in the hands of the Congressman from Beverly Hills, California; or she might just ...

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Henry Waxman's defeat of John Dingell for the post of Energy and Commerce Committee chairman means Waxman will have an enhanced role on the Hill and may take the lead on climate change legislation. Environmental groups are ecstatic. The Washington ...
Inside the Dingell/Waxman contest — First Read
From NBC's Andrea MitchellSources inside the Democratic House Caucus say the vote against outgoing Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. John Dingell turned partly along generational lines - with young turks lining up against the old - and ...