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That first whip race intensified her rivalry with Hoyer and also cemented her bond with Murtha, who managed her campaign. Not only did he get her the votes to win that job but his support also made it possible for other old bulls in the House to begin to imagine a woman rising to the top. The former Marine had a reputation for male chauvinism that stood out even in an institution where the only private rest room adjacent to the chamber is for men. (Women members have to go around the corner and through a reception area...
...useful to the campaign is putting pressure on Harvard, on Allied.”He said the decision marks a significant victory for SLAM, which has made unionization one of its primary focuses this year. SLAM held a teach-in last month featuring David Bonior, a former Democratic Minority Whip in the House, urging Harvard security guards to unionize, and SLAM co-sponsored a protest for guard unionization attended by nearly 100 Harvard employees, students, and SEIU representatives.“This is a decision that the guards, the union, slam, and the student body have fought very hard...
...Lott captured the minority whip post by the slimmest of margins, winning 25-24 in the secret ballot over Tennessee Senator and former G.O.P. presidential hopeful Alexander. "I feel exhilarated I have an opportunity to come back," he told reporters. That comeback may have surprised people outside of the Beltway, but it has been carefully plotted for quite a while. After he was replaced by his colleagues as the Senate leader with Frist, it was expected Lott might simply remain in the shadows or even retire. Instead, he got himself a plum post as the Senate Rules Committee, helped...
...House floor, so it would have been very easy for her to stay out of the fight, at least publicly. The candidate she just endorsed, Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha, is a decided underdog in the race against Maryland's Steny Hoyer, who has served as the House Minority Whip since 2003, so Pelosi might suffer a defeat only a week after ascending to her current lofty position...
...privately, the public endorsement took many observers by surprise. Just last week, Pelosi worked hard to avert a leadership race between South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn and Chicago congressman Rahm Emanuel, who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Both had talked about their ambitions to be the House Majority Whip, the No. 3 job in the leadership. Democrats on Capitol Hill worried about the fallout from black voters if Emanuel, widely credited for the party's win in the elections, defeated Clyburn, the only African American in the House leadership. By promising him a major role in the Democrat...