Nov
20
2010
The new Republican majority in the House of Representatives could have considerable affect on that body’s approach to national security and foreign policy issues. Rep. John Boehner, who will become the next speaker, has promised that committee chairmen will be key to party strategy on the front lines. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Howard P. “Buck” [...]
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Nov
19
2010
House Republicans Wednesday elected Rep. John Boehner, the current House minority leader, to be the next speaker of the House. He will assume the job, and become second-in-line to the presidency, when the GOP takes control of the chamber in January and the full House casts its ballots for Speaker of the 112th Congress. In [...]
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Aug
31
2010
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) plans a major policy speech in which he will pick apart the the Obama administration’s approach to national security. The address by the the House minority leader will take on Middle East issues and the global war on terrorism and will highlight his concerns “about how Washington is implementing the new [...]
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Aug
26
2010
Rep. John Boehner, the House Republican leader and speaker-in-waiting, isn’t getting much pundit love for his speech on the economy Tuesday at the City Club of Cleveland. The headline was his suggestion that President Obama fire Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, economic adviser Larry Summers and the rest of his economic team. Conservative blogger Ed Morrissey [...]
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