Boehner Takes Gavel As New House Gets To Work
by Audie Cornish, NPRJanuary 5, 2011
Ohio Republican John Boehner was elected Speaker of the House on Wednesday, as dozens of new Republican lawmakers swarmed the Hill with their families -- and the House got down to the business of changing its rules and reining in spending.
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