House re-elects Boehner speaker - Graves, Gingrey vote to re-elect speaker
by DONNA CASSATA,Associated Press
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by the Republican leadership, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations with President Obama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by the Republican leadership, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations with President Obama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has re-elected embattled Republican John Boehner (BAY'-nur) speaker.

The Ohio lawmaker won a second, two-year term as leader with 220 votes, losing just a handful of votes in the Republican-controlled chamber.

The election of the speaker came as the House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday.

Both Rep. Tom Graves and Rep. Phil Gingrey voted to re-elect the speaker.
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Trelicious
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January 03, 2013
Yes, we need to spend money for people who didn't insure themselves, and Alaskan fisheries. It's titled "Sandy Relief" so it must be good legislation.
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mirage83
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January 03, 2013
Establishing quite clearly (after yesterday's bi-partisan uproar over Hurricane Sandy aid) that the Republicans in Congress are far more interested in protecting the Republican Conference (As Boehner himself said as an explanation for pulling the bill off the table) than they are in actually serving the people of the country.

Boehner should have lost his position over that boneheaded decision.

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