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Democrats Love to Hate Baucus

Chairman Exercises Influence

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
Feb. 8, 2010, Midnight

For nearly a decade, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus has been a source of near-constant aggravation for Democrats.
While he’s been atop arguably the most powerful committee in Congress, the Montana Democrat has been accused of being a traitor to his party, a power-hungry egocentric and a brazen political opportunist.

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