Boxer and Inhofe: Antagonists and Friends. By Lisa Lerer, Politico, November 10, 2009. "Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer and ranking GOP member Jim Inhofe traded fierce fire last week as their committee battled over whether to move forward with a climate change bill. But behind closed doors, the California liberal and the Oklahoma conservative say they prefer exchanging global warming gag gifts more than partisan jabs... 'We are really very good friends,' said Boxer. 'It's a good working relationship we have. People are very surprised about it.' Publicly, the two seem like anything but best buddies as they wrangle over the science of global warming in a fiercely partisan policy feud that has pushed their committee to the outskirts of the climate debate... Former aides speculate that the two are so friendly because both realize that the public sparring helps their political careers."
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