They're senior senators from two of the nation's top oil-producing states, longtime friends who are about to begin a partnership that has environmentalists uneasy and industry lobbyists counting on a shift in energy policy. Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, D, will take the gavel at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joining Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the panel's top Republican.
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