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Chu Facing Political Challenges. By John McArdle, E&E,12/6/2010. “With Republicans just weeks away from taking control of the House, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is facing political challenges unlike anything he has faced before. And as an agency head who is known as more of a thinker than a political animal, it remains to be seen whether Chu has the stomach for the coming funding battles, oversight hearings and pushback over his plans to advance energy research. ‘From a technical standpoint, Chu knows more than anybody, but I think from a policy perspective and from a political perspective certainly he struggled more than some,’ said Frank Maisano, an energy specialist at Bracewell & Giuliani. ‘But I don't see any signs that he's being pushed out or moving or interested in leaving.’”