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07/18/11 House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, listens to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., during a news conference at the Capitol last week. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The United States Congress will once again become a Kabuki theater troupe this week when the House of Representatives puts the "cut, cap and balance" plan on the floor Tuesday despite it having nearly no chance of ...
07/16/11 In this Monday, July 4, 2011 file picture, Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich waves while walking in a Fourth of July parade in Clear Lake, Iowa. Since aides and advisers resigned in early June, Newt Gingrich's presidential bid has been on life support.
07/15/11 Democrats called him "childish." House Speaker John Boehner deemed him "helpful." A look at the ambitious, anti-tax advocate at the center of the debt-ceiling stalemate.
07/14/11 Universally 'disappointing' deal reached to resolve Minnesota government shutdown MinnPost photo by Terry Gydesen Neither Gov. Mark Dayton, nor House Speaker Kurt Zellers nor Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch looked triumphant as they came out of Dayton's office and declared they had reached agreement. By Doug Grow and James Nord | Thursday, July 14, 2011 Gov. Mark Dayton had to disappoint some of ...
07/14/11 Democrats called him "childish." House Speaker John Boehner deemed him "helpful." A look at the ambitious, anti-tax advocate at the center of the debt-ceiling stalemate. read more
07/14/11 Representative Eric Cantor has emerged as the new target for Democratic scorn this week as he has upstaged House Speaker John A. Boehner as the primary voice of Republican opposition to tax increases.
07/14/11 House Speaker John Boehner has rejected as unnecessary the possibility of sequestering congressional leaders at Camp David this weekend to resolve the impasse on raising the debt ceiling.
07/13/11 A freshman Tennessee lawmaker who admits carving her initials into her desk in the state House chamber is going to have to pay to fix it. House Speaker Beth Harwell said Tuesday that Rep. Julia Hurley's initials will be removed at the fellow Republican lawmaker's expense.
07/13/11 It's not the first sign of friction between the two Republican leaders. The debt talks are not the first time friction has been apparent between House Speaker John A. Boehner, rear, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
07/12/11 When it comes to the importance of giving preschoolers the kind of boost that can keep many of them from floundering later on, state House Speaker Thom Tillis seems to sing out of the same hymn book whose pages were well-thumbed by former Govs. Jim Hunt and Mike Easley.
07/12/11 Congressional Republicans should not relent in the battle with President Barack Obama over raising the federal debt ceiling, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said during a presidential campaign swing through South Carolina...
07/12/11 House Speaker John A. Boehner is flanked by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and President Obama at talks to raise the nation's debt ceiling at the White House on Sunday.
07/12/11 A freshman Tennessee lawmaker who admits carving her initials into her desk in the state House chamber is going to have to pay to fix it. House Speaker Beth Harwell said Tuesday that Rep. Julia Hurley's initials will be removed at the fellow Republican lawmaker's expense.
07/10/11 WASHINGTON - House Speaker John A. Boehner abandoned efforts Saturday night to reach a comprehensive debt-reduction deal worth more than $4 trillion in savings, telling President Obama that a midsize package was the only politically possible alternative to avoid a first-ever default on the nation's mounting national debt.
07/09/11 DES MOINES -- The decision by House Speaker John A. Boehner to scale back budget talks with President Obama unfolded as Republican presidential candidates were campaigning against any outcome that smacks of compromise, underscoring divisions in the party over whether to raise the federal debt limit.
07/09/11 House Speaker says meeting with Obama will go forward, but deal hopes dashed.
07/09/11 US President Barack Obama takes part in a meeting with congressional leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner, R-OH, July 7, 2011 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
07/08/11 State government should return millions of dollars in surplus revenue to taxpayers, House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, said Thursday. The state collected $320 million more from taxpayers than officials expected in the budget year that ended June 30...
07/06/11 HARRISBURG - House Speaker Sam Smith (R-Jefferson, Indiana, Armstrong) said the new state budget provides for prioritized state spending, creates a predictable and reliable funding stream for school districts, and was completed within the June 30 deadline.
07/05/11 House Speaker Andy Tobin is letting his GOP legislative colleagues know that he's keeping a close eye on the political-redistricting effort. After all, the fate of every single lawmaker hinges on where political boundaries are drawn. Tobin, R-Paulden, is particularly disturbed by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission's choice of a mapping consultant. Strategic Telemetry, selected by ...
06/30/11 Former state House Speaker Chris Benge will become the Tulsa Metro Chamber's senior vice president of government affairs, chamber President and CEO Mike Neal announced Wednesday. | 
