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November 18, 2008 - 12:59pm
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Murray retains Senate leadership post
By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Bothell) held on to her position as Democratic conference secretary when the Senate Democrats met in Washington, D.C. today, McClatchy’s Les Blumenthal reports.
Conference secretary, the post Murray was first elected to in 2006, is considered the fourth highest position in Democratic leadership.
There was speculation earlier this fall that Murray might ascend to the chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee if Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) was stripped of his chairmanship by the Democrats for his outspoken support of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, but they decided today to allow Lieberman to keep his seat.
Related topics: Patty Murray, Joe Lieberman
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