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Waxman Moves to Energy and Commerce
By Alyssa Rosenberg | Thursday, November 20, 2008  |  11:04 AM

It's official: Henry Waxman has just won a tight vote, 137-122, to oust John Dingell as chair of the House Energy and Commerce committee, likely a key post if President-elect Obama advances major climate change and health care legislation (not to mention the fading prospect of a bailout of Detroit automakers). As we wrote yesterday, this is yet another major shakeup to the leadership and tone at the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Stay tuned for more...


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