In brief: Energy

Published: November 20, 2008

Energy panel

Seeks leader

WASHINGTON — Rep. Henry Waxman of California won backing from a House Democratic leadership panel Wednesday to replace veteran Rep. John Dingell as chairman of the committee with oversight of energy and global warming. Waxman won a 25-22 vote in the Democratic Steering and Policy panel. But Waxman and Dingell, D-Mich., will still square off today when rank-and-file Democrats vote. Dingell’s allies believe he’ll do better among the broader Democratic caucus



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GOP decides House post

WASHINGTON — House Republicans re-elected John Boehner of Ohio as their leader while putting together a more conservative team to represent them in the next, Congress. In Boehner’s second term as House GOP leader, he must deal with the aftermath of an election in which his party lost at least 20 seats.

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