Committee Assignments

Ryan Grim

Junior Dems Push To Shake Up Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Junior Senate Democrats have waged a behind-the-scenes campaign since the November election to try to shake up the committee-selection p...

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Should Lawmakers Be Allowed To Invest In The Industries They Regulate?

washingtonpost.com | Robert O'Harrow Jr. And Dan Keating | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Ron Paul is captivated by gold. Over the past two decades, he has written books about the virtues of gold-backed currency. He has made uncounted ...

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Coveted Committee Assignments Carry Risks In Anti-Incumbent Year

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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The behind-the-scenes jockeying this month for a spot on the House's most coveted committee was intense. But the spoils of power aren't what they used...

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Sam Stein

Senate GOP Assumes Franken Beat Coleman

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican leadership in the Senate has agreed to a plan for committee assignments that assumes Al Franken will emerge as the winner of the Minnesota ...

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