yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/27/2008
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Elizabeth Drew has an interesting piece on “The Truth About the Election” but I wanted to comment on this one point:
Obama has spoken a great deal about seeking bipartisanship, but how much this is attainable is yet to be known. The Republican ranks on Capitol Hill will have ...
hughhewitt.townhall.com - 12/2/2008
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hughhewitt.townhall.com —
HH: I begin todayâs show with the number
two among the House Republicans in the United States...
Congress, Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor. Congressman Cantor, welcome back, congratulations on becoming the Whip. EC: Thanks so much, great to be with ...
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Matthew Yglesias: The irrelevant House Republicans
The Bellows: Bad to the end
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The American Spectator —
... Democrats will hold at least 256 House seats when the
111th Congress convenes, the largest Democratic
majority since the 104th Congress ended in 1995. As
liberal blogger
Matthew Yglesias says, this renders House Republicans
irrelevant in terms of shaping the legislative process. ...
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