google.com - 11/19/2008
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15 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Rep. Henry Waxman of California won backing from a House Democratic leadership panel Wednesday to replace veteran Rep. John Dingell as chairman of the committee with oversight of energy and global warming. Waxman won a 25-22 vote in the Democratic Steering and ...
politico.com - 11/20/2008
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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 ...
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Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman - Patrick O'Connor
thehill.com - 11/20/2008
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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 ...
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Waxman wrestles gavel from Dingell
rollcall.com - 11/20/2008
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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.
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Waxman Defeats Dingell for Gavel
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DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP REBUKES DINGELL
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... California Rep. Henry Waxman gets the backing from a House Democratic leadership panel Wednesday to replace the veteran Michigan Rep. as energy chair.
Waxman and Dingell will still square off on Thursday when rank-and-file Democrats vote. ...
The Early Word: Cabinet Watch
The Caucus —
... , replacing vice-president elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. The Globe’s Bryan Bender writes that the job will give him “enormous influence over President-elect Barack Obama’s foreign policy.” The Associated Press captures the ongoing skirmish between Representative Henry Waxman of California and John Dingell of Michigan over the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce committee. And the Politico’s David Rogers writes that the plan to bailout the country’s struggling automobile industry is ...
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Automakers and Dingell vs. Waxman
openleft.com 11/19/2008 — I'm surprised, given the amount of attention foisted on the US auto industry at the moment, how few people are actually watching the Dingell versus Waxman dogfight over the Chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee. E&C; is the ...
The Waxman-Dingell Fight And The Future
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 11/18/2008 — On Wednesday, the House steering committee will vote to decide whether to oust Rep. John Dingell from the post of chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he's been a thorn in the green-besotted side of environmental and clean ...
Waxman's Win Marks Seismic Shift in House
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/21/2008 — The clash between Reps. Henry Waxman (Calif.) and John Dingell (Mich.) was notable in the recently quiet and stable House Democratic caucus. By Ben Pershing Democrats have a comfortable majority now in the House, and they will again in January. Nancy ...
EzraKlein Archive | The American Prospect
prospect.org 11/18/2008 — WAXMAN VERSUS DINGELL. I haven't given this the attention it deserves, but Henry Waxman's decision to challenge John Dingell for chairman of the Energy and Commerce committee is a HUGE deal. Energy and Commerce is, along with Ways and Means, the key ...
Waxman’s takeover signals a shift to the left
thehill.com 11/21/2008 — Rep. Henry Waxman’s successful coup against Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell on Thursday leaves the storied former chairman with a ceremonial role and steers the Democratic agenda sharply left. The 137-122 vote to hand Waxman (Calif.) the ...
Waxman wins.
dailykos.com 11/20/2008 — Roll Call (subscription) reports that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) will be taking over the gavel of the House Energy & Commerce Committee from longtime Chairman John Dingell (D-MI), after a vote of 137-122 in the full House Democratic Caucus. ...
Dingell Pulls From K Street, Hoyer to Mediate?
openleft.com 11/13/2008 — The lobbying in the House is continuing.
In particular, K Street has sought to convince members of the Blue Dog Coalition, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the New Democrats to back Dingell against Waxman, the chairman of the House Oversight and ...
Steering Committee Goes for Waxman, 25-22
openleft.com 11/19/2008 — This strikes me as very good news.
By a three-vote margin, the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee today recommended that Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry Waxman be given the chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce ...
Waxman Defeats Dingell
firedoglake.com 11/20/2008 —
In a stinging rebuke of the Blue Dog caucus, Henry Waxman has defeated John Dingell for Chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Why, it seems like only yesterday the Blue Dogs were sniffing that the Steering Committee who ...
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