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Hobson Retirement To Change Hill Dynamics On DoE Issues

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Thursday, October 18th, 2007

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By George Lobsenz Rep. David Hobson announced this week he will retire from Congress next year, changing the dynamics of the House energy and water appropriations subcommittee, where the Ohio Republican has been a major force on key Energy Department nuclear weapons and cleanup issues. As ranking Republican on the energy and water panel, Hobson has had an unusually close bipartisan partnership with Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.), chairman of the energy and water panel, in pressing DoE on a range…

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