GOP Chooses Rep. Boehner For Minority Leader...Rep. Blunt Chosen As Minority Whip…
Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR November 17, 2006 09:09 AM
Republicans Friday chose Rep. John Boehner as minority leader, succeeding Speaker Dennis Hastert in the top GOP leadership post for the Democratic-controlled House that convenes in January.
Boehner defeated Indiana conservative Mike Pence. The vote tally was not immediately announced. Boehner's election cements the Ohio conservative's resurrection within GOP leadership ranks. His elevation to succeed Hastert, D-Ill., as the party's front line leader came despite unrest within the rank and file and a spirited campaign by Pence.
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Republicans Friday chose Rep. John Boehner as minority leader, succeeding Speaker Dennis Hastert in the top GOP leadership post for the Democratic-controlled House that convenes in January.
Boehner defeated Indiana conservative Mike Pence. The vote tally was not immediately announced. Boehner's election cements the Ohio conservative's resurrection within GOP leadership ranks. His elevation to succeed Hastert, D-Ill., as the party's front line leader came despite unrest within the rank and file and a spirited campaign by Pence.
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