<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - house-speaker</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/house-speaker</link><description>Newsvine - house-speaker</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 12:19:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:43 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>NJ Gov. Christie blasts Boehner, Republicans</title>
<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Christie's blunt talk has long been one of his hallmarks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Zezima And Geoff Mulvihill]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Katie Zezima And Geoff Mulvihill]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16306876-nj-gov-christie-blasts-boehner-republicans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16306876-nj-gov-christie-blasts-boehner-republicans</guid><category>us</category><category>aid</category><category>nj</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>chris-christie</category><category>superstorm</category><category>republican-john-boehner</category><category>house-speaker-john-boehner</category><category>superstorm-sandy</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 21:22:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=559398dc-555b-4d43-95ac-f6dec8216c1d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=559398dc-555b-4d43-95ac-f6dec8216c1d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by the Office of the Governor of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a news conference at New Jersey's State House on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. Christie blasted fellow Republican John Boehner for the House Speaker's decision Tuesday to delay a vote on Superstorm Sandy relief and says the inaction is &quot;inexcusable.&quot; Republican Rep. Peter King of New York on Wednesday said Boehner has promised votes to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy by Jan. 15. (AP Photo/New Jersey Governor's Office, Tim Larsen)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=08ce6f45-4c67-4756-bc2b-97f698c97704.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=08ce6f45-4c67-4756-bc2b-97f698c97704.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by the Office of the Governor of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a news conference at New Jersey's State House on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. Christie blasted fellow Republican John Boehner for the House Speaker's decision Tuesday to delay a vote on Superstorm Sandy relief and says the inaction is &quot;inexcusable.&quot; Republican Rep. Peter King of New York on Wednesday said Boehner has promised votes to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy by Jan. 15. (AP Photo/New Jersey Governor's Office, Tim Larsen)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=90130596-006e-4a84-92a2-f4268334c9b9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=90130596-006e-4a84-92a2-f4268334c9b9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by the Office of the Governor of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a news conference at New Jersey's State House on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. Christie blasted fellow Republican John Boehner for the House Speaker's decision Tuesday to delay a vote on Superstorm Sandy relief and says the inaction is &quot;inexcusable.&quot; Republican Rep. Peter King of New York on Wednesday said Boehner has promised votes to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy by Jan. 15. (AP Photo/New Jersey Governor's Office, Tim Larsen)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bcbe6269-0dc3-47ce-bff4-1cbe273bf72f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bcbe6269-0dc3-47ce-bff4-1cbe273bf72f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo provided by the Office of the Governor of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a news conference at New Jersey's State House on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. Christie blasted fellow Republican John Boehner for the House Speaker's decision Tuesday to delay a vote on Superstorm Sandy relief and says the inaction is &quot;inexcusable.&quot; Republican Rep. Peter King of New York on Wednesday said Boehner has promised votes to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy by Jan. 15. (AP Photo/New Jersey Governor's Office, Tim Larsen)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=48585f9f-69a7-4a24-844f-299502f4b8ec.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=48585f9f-69a7-4a24-844f-299502f4b8ec.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This photo combination shows New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, and U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio. Christie, a Republican who has praised President Barack Obama's handling of Superstorm Sandy, on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 blasted Boehner for delaying a vote for federal storm relief. (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Colo. Democrats pick state's 1st gay House speaker</title>
<description><![CDATA[Colorado Democrats have elected the first openly gay House speaker in state history, giving control of the chamber to a man who was the public face of a fierce debate over civil union legislation that Republicans defeated six months ago.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Moreno]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ivan Moreno]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15031305-colo-democrats-pick-states-1st-gay-house-speaker</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15031305-colo-democrats-pick-states-1st-gay-house-speaker</guid><category>us</category><category>colorado</category><category>us-news</category><category>legislature</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>colorado-democrats</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2012 00:31:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Boehner expresses no confidence on budget deal</title>
<description><![CDATA[House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he's not confident Congress can reach a budget deal and avoid a downgrading of the U.S. debt rating. His Democratic counterpart in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, was far more hopeful that "some kind of agreement" would be reached after the elections.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Andrew Taylor]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13804665-boehner-expresses-no-confidence-on-budget-deal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13804665-boehner-expresses-no-confidence-on-budget-deal</guid><category>rating</category><category>politics</category><category>debt-rating</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>his-democratic</category><category>house-speaker-john-boehner</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:55:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Boehner: Despite differences, Obama and I ‘get along fine’</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10903649-boehner-despite-differences-obama-and-i-get-along-fine</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10903649-boehner-despite-differences-obama-and-i-get-along-fine</guid><category>border</category><category>img</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:48:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/tdy_1_boehner_120328.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/tdy_1_boehner_120328.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Despite deep ideological differences and the rancourous political climate, the House Speaker said he and the president share “a good personal relationship.”&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Santorum still not calling for Gingrich to leave race</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10896144-santorum-still-not-calling-for-gingrich-to-leave-race</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10896144-santorum-still-not-calling-for-gingrich-to-leave-race</guid><category>santorum</category><category>news</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>newt</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>cutback</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>newt-gingrichs</category><category>gingrich's</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:49:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mexico presses US House speaker on arms traffic</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mexican President Felipe Calderon has asked U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to crack down on weapons trafficking that has fueled drug violence in Mexico.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/13/10152891-mexico-presses-us-house-speaker-on-arms-traffic</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/13/10152891-mexico-presses-us-house-speaker-on-arms-traffic</guid><category>mexico</category><category>world-news</category><category>felipe-calderon</category><category>lt</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>house-speaker-john-boehner</category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:30:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US House Speaker John Boehner visits Brazil slum</title>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. House Speaker John Boehner toured a Rio de Janeiro shantytown that police recently seized from drug traffickers as he kicked off a trade-boosting trip to Latin America on Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliana Barbassa]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Juliana Barbassa]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10077417-us-house-speaker-john-boehner-visits-brazil-slum</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10077417-us-house-speaker-john-boehner-visits-brazil-slum</guid><category>brazil</category><category>latin-america</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>house-speaker-john-boehner</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 20:25:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5958c410-42a4-4778-b4c6-f92912debe7a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5958c410-42a4-4778-b4c6-f92912debe7a.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, front right, visits the Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Jan. 9, 2012. Boehner toured a Rio de Janeiro shantytown that has recently been taken over from drug traffickers by police. Boehner is leading a seven-member congressional delegation to Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c280c716-9b38-4633-baf9-a7fa2665229c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c280c716-9b38-4633-baf9-a7fa2665229c.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, front right, shakes hands with a boy during a visit to the Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Jan. 9, 2012. Boehner toured a Rio de Janeiro shantytown that has recently been taken over from drug traffickers by police. Boehner is leading a seven-member congressional delegation to Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/65c03f8d-cb07-43f3-84f2-c6196e1ab9df.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/65c03f8d-cb07-43f3-84f2-c6196e1ab9df.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, center, listens as Rio de Janeiro State Security Chief Jose Mariano Beltrame, left, speaks during a visit to the Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Jan. 9, 2012. Boehner toured a Rio de Janeiro shantytown that has recently been taken over from drug traffickers by police. Boehner is leading a seven-member congressional delegation to Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/efc95817-dd48-4b31-851f-6b84ed59185d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/efc95817-dd48-4b31-851f-6b84ed59185d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, center, listens as Rio de Janeiro State Security Chief Jose Mariano Beltrame, left of Boehner, speaks during a visit to the Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Jan. 9, 2012. Boehner toured a Rio de Janeiro shantytown that has recently been taken over from drug traffickers by police. Boehner is leading a seven-member congressional delegation to Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Billionaire gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich group</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Las Vegas billionaire has contributed $5 million to an independent group backing Newt Gingrich, breathing new life into the former House Speaker's struggling campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and casting renewed attention on the role of such groups in the 2012 contest.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10045080-billionaire-gives-5-million-to-pro-gingrich-group</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10045080-billionaire-gives-5-million-to-pro-gingrich-group</guid><category>us</category><category>gingrich</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>us-news</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>super-pac</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Jan 2012 07:02:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e42861d7-30f3-4a8d-8552-2dc8e0d16272.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e42861d7-30f3-4a8d-8552-2dc8e0d16272.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich answers a question during a Republican presidential candidate debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Billionaire gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich group</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Las Vegas billionaire with ties to Newt Gingrich has given $5 million to an independent group backing the former House Speaker's presidential bid.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10042673-billionaire-gives-5-million-to-pro-gingrich-group</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10042673-billionaire-gives-5-million-to-pro-gingrich-group</guid><category>us</category><category>gingrich</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>us-news</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>super-pac</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Jan 2012 04:07:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e42861d7-30f3-4a8d-8552-2dc8e0d16272.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e42861d7-30f3-4a8d-8552-2dc8e0d16272.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich answers a question during a Republican presidential candidate debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Georgia gov. would back Gingrich for president</title>
<description><![CDATA[Georgia's new governor says he'll support Newt Gingrich if the former House Speaker runs for president in 2012.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Shannon McCaffrey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/25/5915131-georgia-gov-would-back-gingrich-for-president</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/25/5915131-georgia-gov-would-back-gingrich-for-president</guid><category>us</category><category>georgia</category><category>gingrich</category><category>us-news</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>house-speaker</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Democrat: GOP Kan. House speaker should step down</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Democratic legislator called Friday for Kansas' Republican House speaker to step down because he is representing businesses, trade groups and insurance funds in a lawsuit against the state.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Hanna]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Hanna]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/05/3859602-democrat-gop-kan-house-speaker-should-step-down</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/05/3859602-democrat-gop-kan-house-speaker-should-step-down</guid><category>lawsuit</category><category>us-news</category><category>republican-house</category><category>speaker</category><category>ks</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>xgr</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:19:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Top Kan. lawmaker is lawyer in suit against state</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kansas' House speaker is representing insurance funds, businesses and trade groups in a lawsuit challenging a financial maneuver used by the state last year to help erase a budget shortfall.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Hanna]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Hanna]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/03/3851419-top-kan-lawmaker-is-lawyer-in-suit-against-state</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/03/3851419-top-kan-lawmaker-is-lawyer-in-suit-against-state</guid><category>business</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>speaker</category><category>ks</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>kansas'-house</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:53:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Okla. lawmaker studying energy stabilization fund</title>
<description><![CDATA[With energy prices sagging, Oklahoma House Speaker Chris Benge said Monday he is studying the need for an energy stabilization fund to mitigate the financial fallout from volatile oil and natural gas prices.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Talley]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tim Talley]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/04/3714347-okla-lawmaker-studying-energy-stabilization-fund</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/04/3714347-okla-lawmaker-studying-energy-stabilization-fund</guid><category>business</category><category>energy</category><category>oklahoma</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>oklahoma-house-speaker-chris-benge</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jan 2010 22:36:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Former Fla. speaker indicted on perjury charges</title>
<description><![CDATA[A grand jury has charged former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom with perjury in an indictment related to $6 million Sansom steered to Northwest Florida State College for an aircraft hangar.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Farrington]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brendan Farrington]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/27/2870177-former-fla-speaker-indicted-on-perjury-charges</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/27/2870177-former-fla-speaker-indicted-on-perjury-charges</guid><category>scandal</category><category>us-news</category><category>speaker</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>florida-house-speaker-ray-sansom</category><category>northwest-florida-state-college</category><category>florida-house-speaker</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 19:09:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tennessee GOP ousts House speaker from party</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tennessee Republicans ousted the new House speaker from their party Monday, giving up their first chance in 150 years to control the entire Legislature, instead choosing to punish him for banding with Democrats to win his seat.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucas L. Johnson Ii]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Lucas L. Johnson Ii]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/09/2414478-tennessee-gop-ousts-house-speaker-from-party</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/09/2414478-tennessee-gop-ousts-house-speaker-from-party</guid><category>tennessee</category><category>us-news</category><category>speaker</category><category>tennessee-republicans</category><category>house-speaker</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:05:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Philippine House Leader Ousted</title>
<description><![CDATA[Philippine lawmakers ousted the powerful leader of the House of Representatives early Tuesday in a vote he alleged was orchestrated by former ally President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo because his son linked her husband to a corruption scandal.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Gomez]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Gomez]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/04/1278451-philippine-house-leader-ousted</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/04/1278451-philippine-house-leader-ousted</guid><category>philippines</category><category>world-news</category><category>speaker</category><category>gloria-macapagal-arroyo</category><category>house-speaker</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2008 03:33:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/172a2981-f84d-43e4-a49e-7c03ddeed0d6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="326" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/172a2981-f84d-43e4-a49e-7c03ddeed0d6.jpg" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Beleaguered Lower House Speaker Jose De Venecia gestures as he delivers a sharp criticism on Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's government at the session of the Congress Monday Feb.4, 2008 at suburban Quezon city north of Manila. The Congress resumed it's session to vote on the fate of De Venecia as House Speaker. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/344daa25-3f30-432f-8ed3-944e9a481c8d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/344daa25-3f30-432f-8ed3-944e9a481c8d.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Beleaguered Lower House Speaker Jose De Venecia talks to the media following his speech where he delivered a sharp criticism on Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's government at the session of the Congress Monday Feb.4, 2008 at suburban Quezon city, north of Manila. The Congress resumed it's session to vote on the fate of De Venecia as House Speaker. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rebellion in Texas HOuse opens door to Revolution   </title>
<description><![CDATA[Democrats trying to overtake the speaker's podium were physically restrained by House sergeants-at-arms as they tried to grab the microphone.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[news-4]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[news-4]]></source><link>http://news-4.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/26/740991-rebellion-in-texas-house-opens-door-to-revolution</link><guid>http://news-4.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/26/740991-rebellion-in-texas-house-opens-door-to-revolution</guid><category>bush</category><category>politics</category><category>rebellion</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>revolution-craddick</category><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 19:23:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Panel Questions Congress Page Overseer</title>
<description><![CDATA[The chief congressional overseer of House pages, who says he tried to stop ex-Rep. Mark Foley from e-mailing a Louisiana page in late 2005, was questioned Friday by House investigators.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Margasak]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Larry Margasak]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/12/397868-panel-questions-congress-page-overseer</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/12/397868-panel-questions-congress-page-overseer</guid><category>congress</category><category>politics</category><category>pages</category><category>florida-republican</category><category>mark-foley</category><category>kirk-fordham</category><category>house-speaker</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:51:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/75695a00-b61a-4990-8b03-4d671ced18c8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="393" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/75695a00-b61a-4990-8b03-4d671ced18c8.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kirk Fordham, former chief of staff for Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., arrives for a closed-door session of the House Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/66087e43-9b80-4ef3-b5b4-a260c6424784.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/66087e43-9b80-4ef3-b5b4-a260c6424784.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kirk Fordham, former Rep. Mark Foley's, R-Fla., chief of staff, leaves Capitol hill after testifying before a closed-door session of the House Ethics Committee Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/93907e9c-bc51-49c1-9cc7-e2241785fdad.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/93907e9c-bc51-49c1-9cc7-e2241785fdad.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kirk Fordham, former Rep. Mark Foley's, R-Fla., chief of staff, center, leaves Capitol Hill Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 after testifying before a closed-door session of the House Ethics Committee. Timothy Heaphy, Fordham's attorney, is at left,  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>