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Carving a Niche

By Emily Heil
Roll Call Staff
May 29, 2007, Midnight

When their party took the majority in the House in November, there were plenty of Democrats who just couldn’t wait to get their itchy hands on some powerful committee gavels. Now a few panel chairmen are getting their wish.

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