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After Midterm Gains, How Will GOP Run the House?

The GOP takeover of the US House of Representatives means a new lineup of committee chairs, who have significant influence over the laws that get passed. The new chairs are expected to have a crucial impact on legislation relating to the budget and spending, defense, foreign policy, healthcare, energy and immigration reform. We look at how the GOP plans to wield power in Congress with Huffington Post correspondent Ryan Grim and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ). Ref. Source 4

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Another Win For Democrats

Democrats clinch another Senate seat -- Republican Dino Rossi concedes to Patty Murray in Washington state. Ref. CNN

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Rep. Alan Grayson: "Bipartisanship Has Become Code Word for Appeasement"

In the wake of the Democrats' midterm losses, President Obama has said the way forward lies in finding common ground between Democrats and Republicans. But Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson, who lost his seat in Florida's 8th District, says that the losses suffered by incumbent Democrats are an outcome of the party's "strategy of appeasement." We talk to Rep. Grayson about the 2010 elections. Ref. Source 2

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Money Is Still the Name of the Game
By Michael Parenti

According to a Public Citizen report on the 2010 midterm elections, in 58 of the 74 contests in which power changed hands, the winning candidates rode enormous waves of cash, outspending their opponents with funds from "shadowy front groups, giant corporations and the super rich." Ref. Source 8