U.S. House Dems pick some chairmen

The U.S. House Dems have started divvying up the spoils of victory by naming some of the chairmen for committees. As expected, Wisconsin's Dave Obey pulled in the big one.

Although the results of yesterday’s meeting were expected — Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.) will chair Appropriations, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) Ways and Means, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) Energy and Commerce and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) Financial Services — the gathering raised an obvious question among House Democrats: whether committee chairmen would cooperate with Democratic leaders or whether some would chart their own course on certain issues.

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