Date: 2/6/2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is reversing a previous Bush administration effort on pollution, pulling back legal arguments in a lawsuit over mercury. The case was soon to come before the Supreme Court. The Obama administration submitted…
Waxman topples Dingell for key panel chair
Date: 11/20/2008 By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Rep. Henry Waxman — a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi — has wrested the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee from veteran Rep. John Dingell when…