voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/20/2008
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By Paul Kane Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) won the vote, 137-122, to become the new chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, defeating the legendary Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.). The vote came a day after the House Democratic steering committee recommended Waxman for the post in a ...
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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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 the House Committee on Ways and Means, told the Washington Post after the Democratic Caucus voted to oust Dingell. "It's just been buried," Rangel said of the long-standing principle of seniority for Democratic leadership in the House. Rangel had backed Dingell's bid to retain his ...
Wax-ing The Floor With Dingell
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... WashingtonPost.com is reporting that CA Rep. Henry Waxman (D) defeated longtime MI Rep. John Dingell (D) for chair of the Energy and Commerce Cmte. Waxman won by a relatively large 137-122 margin. ...
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Waxman Defeats Dingell 137-122
openleft.com 11/20/2008 — Wow.
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.
The vote marks a stunning ...
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 ...
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 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. ...
Waxman vs. Dingell
pundits.thehill.com 11/12/2008 — The news that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) would seek to oust Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is interesting, to say the least.
In our history, few members of Congress have been held in such broad ...
'Big John' Dingell Deploys Forces To Crush Waxman
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/11/2008 — The Dingell Machine is rallying K Street to help save the venerable Rep. John Dingell's chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Sleuth has obtained an email that Dingell's' chief of staff sent out at 11:35 p.m. last night to ...
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 beats Dingell —
First Read 11/20/2008
From NBC's Chuck ToddAccording to House Democratic sources, Henry Waxman beat John Dingell in a 137-122 vote to be the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which Dingell currently chairs. ...( read more )
Waxman Wins House Committee Post —
WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 11/20/2008
Waxman succeeded in his bid to unseat Dingell, the powerful chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The shift in leadership is likely to have an impact on a host of industries, particularly the auto and energy sectors.
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