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  • Sen. JUDD GREGG, R-N.H: Appointment wouldn't affect Senate makeup

    02/02/2009 12:18:49 AM PST · by Yosemitest · 41 replies · 3,038+ views
    www.lasvegassun.com and www.newsobserver.com ^ | Sun, Feb 1, 2009 (9:45 a.m.) | Philp Elliott
    Senator: Appointment Wouldn't Affect Senate Makeup By PHILIP ELLIOTT - Associated Press Writer Republican Sen. Judd Gregg has told colleagues that if he becomes commerce secretary, his replacement would affiliate with the GOP, denying Democrats' total dominance, his party leader said Sunday. That would require an agreement involving President Obama, who would appoint Gregg to his Cabinet, and New Hampshire Democratic Gov. John Lynch, who would name Gregg's successor to the Senate. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky suggested that such an arrangement was in the works. "Sen. Gregg has assured me that if this were to happen,...