voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/21/2008
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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 Pelosi is the Speaker now, and she will be ...
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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Previous | Main The Note: Obama Waits on Change for January November 21, 2008 8:21 AM ABC News' Rick Klein reports in Friday's Note: Change doesn’t have to wait until January. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is gone. ( A sign of a new day. ) Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is gone, partly, too. ( A sign of a new order. ) Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., isn’t going anywhere. (But she’s gone quite a distance to get there.) Penny Pritzker leaves before she ever even arrives. And the auto bailout came back to life after it was ...
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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. ...
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