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Here's The Politico's take on the new lineup:
Quickest Ascent: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
The Florida Democrat executed the most breathtaking committee move of the new 110th Congress. She landed a spot on the Appropriations Committee, then snagged a subcommittee chairmanship, making her one of the 12 appropriations "cardinals," who hold vast sway over federal spending. And she did it in only her second term.
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Wasserman Schultz's spokesman Jonathan Beeton cautioned that her contributions had not been the only factor in her success.
"It's about more than money. It's about her being co-chair of the Red-to-Blue program. It's about her leadership roles on the Terri Schiavo case, and her standing up with the speaker in South Florida to push back the president's (2005) plan to privatize Social Security."
How to Advance in Congress: Networking. Luck. And Money Doesn't Hurt.
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In a major victory for right-to-die advocates in Roman Catholic Italy, prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a doctor of wrongdoing after he switched off the life support of a terminally ill patient who had asked to die.
Anaesthetist Mario Riccio removed the respirator of muscular dystrophy sufferer Piergiorgio Welby in December to end a life that the paralyzed patient had repeatedly described as torture.
Italian prosecutors clear "euthanasia" doctor
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The Democrats sure like to take credit for hurting people.