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The sun rises over the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. The House and Senate have met here for two centuries. (Getty Images)
The sun rises over the Capitol building in DC. The House and Senate have met here for two centuries. (Getty Images)

Changing the Guard

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Who gets the power? Committee chairmanships will shift as Congress changes hands and we’ll look at which Republicans are losing them and which Democrats are taking over and what that means. Also, Jack Murtha or Steny Hoyer: who’d make a better majority leader?


Majority Rules

Anthony Weiner, U.S. Congressman (D-NY 9)
- what life will be like being in the majority party


Opening the Gates

Fred Kaplan, writes the "War Stories" column for Slate
- analyzes the changes that may occur in the military under the new Secretary of Defense

Kaplan's article on the changing of the guard in the Pentagon


Post-Opt

Kate Zernike, Washington bureau correspondent at the New York Times
- parses the post-election numbers and the impact of the change in control of the House



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