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Blanche Lincoln and her committee of chairmen
On the congressional scale of measurement, Blanche Lincoln got a plum of a birthday present -- the gavel as Senate committee chairman. Amid the congratulatory banter on Sept 30, Lincoln's 49th birthday, were reminders of the enduring power of its members, past and present. Full Article
Obama saluted by marching bands, dancers, mower drivers
More than 10,000 people from across America -- an Eskimo dance group from Alaska, a high school band from Hawaii and enactors of a black Civil War regiment from Massachusetts among them -- were in the ... Full Article
Sen. Lugar won't join Cabinet of new president
WASHINGTON - Sen. Richard Lugar, a heavyweight in U.S. foreign policy, intends to stay in the Senate despite speculation the Indiana Republican may be the next secretary of state, said a spokesman on Monday. "He's ... Full Article | Comments [4]
