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Climate champ Markey would face constraints in Senate
2013-05-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) will be on a bigger political stage but could lose influence at least in the near-term if he wins election to the Senate. The liberal Democrat, a hero to climate change and green-energy activists, is leading in polls heading into the June 25 special election to replace former Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), now the secretary of State. A victory would vault Markey from the GOP-controlled House back into the majority, at least for now, and give him a new stage in his...
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