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Skelton, Top HASC Dems Lose As GOP Takes Over House

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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), Vice Chairman John Spratt (D-S.C.), and Seapower subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) all lost their reelection bids last night in mid-term elections that turned control of the House over to Republicans. Before the polls closed last night Capitol Hill insiders already were planning for House armed services and defense appropriations panels controlled by Republicans and absent some current senior Democrats, as well as a transformed Senate. With Republican candidates winning a…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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