Key Committee Pick Signals Obama-Pelosi Direction
Posted November 20, 2008
Waxman gets Commerce chair, amid signs of focus on healthcare, environment, consumer protection.
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Key Committee Pick Signals Obama-Pelosi Direction
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Waxman gets Commerce chair, amid signs of focus on healthcare, environment, consumer protection.
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It's Official: Democrats Have Won 58 Senate Seats
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Lieberman Keeps Chairmanship, Caucus Membership
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Take the Joe Lieberman Pledge
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That Iranian "Bomb"? Relax.
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Rewarding War Crimes
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Obama, Iran, and the US-Iraq SOFA
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Criteria for Treasury
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You Go To Crisis With The Government You Have
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Socialism With a Withered State
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A Clinton Administration?
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