Sen. Jeff Merkley's scratchy phone call from Pendleton sealed Larry Summers' fate

Oregonian, Jeff Mapes:

The Obama administration realized that it couldn't go forward with nominating Larry Summers as Federal Reserve chairman after Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called from Pendleton with the news that as many as five Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee would vote against his confirmation.

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