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politico.com - 11/20/2008

Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman - Patrick O'Connor

— 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 ... (more) Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman - Patrick O'Connor

John Dingell

California

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008

Waxman Wins!

— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Henry Waxman’s taking over the Energy and Commerce Committee . Harold Meyerson made the (persuasive) case for... Waxman in a Washington Post column recently. Let the experimentation with socialism begin. (more) Waxman Wins!

Henry Waxman

Washington

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guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2008

California's Henry Waxman and Michigan's John Dingell battle for control of powerful energy and ...

— guardian.co.uk — Environmentalists and auto industry watching vote for California's Henry Waxman or Michigan's John Dingell... (more) California's Henry Waxman and Michigan's John Dingell ...

Henry Waxman

John Dingell

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Waxman defeats Dingell for House Energy and Commerce Committee lead
Green Home Huddler — ... [image] Rep. Waxman from California defeated Rep. Dingell from Michigan to take the the House Energy and Commerce Committee lead in January. This is good news because being from Michigan (home of the US auto industry), Dingell has been rather soft on climate change legislation.  Waxman is stronger on environmental issues, and won the position by a vote of 137-122, in a secret ballot vote of the entire House Democratic Caucus. Having Waxman in the lead of this committee should also help Obama fulfill his ...

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Markey time
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... This would be almost as big a deal as Waxman defeating Dingell for committee chair. Just as Dingell-Boucher co-authored a House climate bill last session, one would expect that if this change occurs, Waxman and Markey would co-author a House Bill in this session. And it certainly wouldn't be as lame (see " ...

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Grist - the Latest from Grist — By Joseph Romm I think Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Waxman (D-Calif.) may be making both a strategic and a tactical mistake in pushing to get a climate bill out of committee by Memorial Day. I say this as someone who was delighted that Waxman defeated Dingell for the chairmanship. Strategically, as an extended must-read analysis in E&E Daily ($ub. req'd, reprinted below) explains: ... in the Energy and Commerce Committee, it is often stated that a legislative victory there foretells success when ...