Post by JustJohn or JJ on Dec 20, 2012 8:43:08 GMT -7
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Barbara Mikulski To Chair Senate Appropriations Committee, Becoming First Woman In Top Spot
AP | JIM ABRAMS | December 19, 2012 at 07:08 PM
WASHINGTON -- Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski is set to become the first woman to chair the prestigious Senate Appropriations Committee, a position left open this week by the death of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye. A Democrat, Mikulski was first elected to the Senate in 1986 after serving 10 years in the House. Last year, she became the longest-serving woman in Senate history.