pundits.thehill.com - 11/12/2008
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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 bipartisan respect as John Dingell has since ...
prospect.org - 11/18/2008
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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 ...
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nationaljournal.com - 11/19/2008
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nationaljournal.com —
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 Committee,
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Waxman Edges Dingell In Panel Vote
digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/19/2008
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digbysblog.blogspot.com —
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Backing Waxman by digby
Matt Stoller wrote a piece yesterday about the fight...
over the Energy and Commerce Committee chairmanship between John Dingell and Henry Waxman and he points out that the outcome of this is probably ...
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Dingell to Obama, New Members: "But I'm Good on Health Care!"
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... behind him with a letter from chief of staff Michael Robbins to lobbyists:
As you have probably heard, Chairman Dingell quickly organized a whip team and began making phone calls. The response has been outstanding. Chairman Dingell locked up a substantial number of commitments across the caucus yesterday including Blue Dogs, New Dems, CBC and CHC Members, California members, leadership, and freshmen.
Additionally, center-right local press, right-wing pundits and organizations support Dingell with sentences like this: "In our ...
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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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mydd.com 11/19/2008 — Re: Backing Waxman over Dingell ( none / 0 ) If we get Waxman for Chairman and anyone but Summers or Rubin at Treasury, I'm happy. Pelosi is already helping Detroit enough with the bailout. She doesn't owe Detroit Dingell as well. Frankly, Dingell is ...
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swampland.blogs.time.com 11/11/2008 — Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman has been coveting Energy Committee Chairman John Dingell's job for, well, decades. But never before has Waxman so directly challenged Dingell – who has sat atop the committee for 28 years – so directly.
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rollcall.com 11/5/2008 — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) plans to challenge Rep John Dingell (D-Mich.) for chairmanship of the influential Energy and Commerce Committee, senior Democratic sources confirmed Wednesday.
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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 to challenge Dingell
politico.com 11/5/2008 — House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry A. Waxman is calling senior Democrats to seek the top spot on Energy and Commerce, according to Democrats on and off Capitol Hill.
This puts the Californian in a direct conflict with Energy and ...
Waxman Defeats Dingell for Gavel
rollcall.com 11/20/2008 — 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.
Waxman Defeats Dingell
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/20/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
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