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The House Republican leader says he regrets that he and other members of his party spent time and money supporting the GOP nominee in a special House election in upstate New York.
House Republican leader John Boehner says nationwide protests known as "tea parties" are the result of pushback against Democrats' spending.
Republican leader John Boehner knew Democrats had the votes to push through a massive climate bill.
House Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican push to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's assertion that the CIA misled her in 2002 about whether waterboarding had been used against terrorism suspects.
Top Department of Homeland Security officials on Sunday defended an agency intelligence assessment warning that veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan could be susceptible to recruitment by right-wing extremists, though one said it should have been "more tightly written and presented."
House Republican leader John Boehner said Sunday he doesn't support handing over more federal money to keep General Motors Corp. afloat unless the automaker develops a viable and long-term business model and can pay back government loans.
House Republicans on Wednesday re-elected John Boehner as leader of their depleted ranks while putting together a more conservative team to represent them in the next, Democratic-controlled, Congress.
A conservative lawmaker challenged House GOP Leader John Boehner for his job Friday after Republicans lost at least 20 seats in last week's elections. In entering the race, California Rep. Dan Lungren said Republicans in the House can't go back to business as usual by rubber-stamping Boehner for another two-year term as leader. Lungren says next week's election for leader will say volumes about how House Republicans are reacting to the American people's verdict on Election Day.
House Republican leader John Boehner says he will seek his colleagues' support to continue in that post.
House Republican leader John Boehner has used a vulgar expression to refer to Democrat Barack Obama and his voting record in the Illinois legislature.
House Republican leader John Boehner on Wednesday urged President Bush to block all federal funds to a grass-roots community group that has been accused of voter registration fraud.
House Democrats and Republicans pushed dueling economic aid plans Monday as they jockeyed for political advantage on addressing a crisis that is shaping the last weeks of a high-stakes election.
President Bush, Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and former 2008 GOP presidential rival Fred Thompson are slated to speak out forcefully for John McCain at the Republican National Convention Tuesday. Bush and Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner both have been at odds with McCain in the past. Lieberman has consistently sung his praises.
A federal judge has ordered Rep. Jim McDermott to pay House Minority Leader John Boehner more than $1 million in legal fees in a decade-long dispute over an illegally taped telephone call.
House Minority Leader John Boehner's office says the Ohio Republican will have back surgery Friday to repair a bulging disc.
House Republican leader John Boehner and other Republicans warned on Thursday that a successful program to combat AIDS in Africa would be in jeopardy if Democrats move ahead with plans to make changes that he said would support abortions.
Former Rep. Henry Hyde, the Illinois Republican who steered the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and was a hero of the anti-abortion movement, died Thursday. He was 83.
Cast into the minority by an angry electorate, House Republicans chose Rep. John Boehner of Ohio on Friday to lead a return to power as quickly as possible. "We're going to earn our way back into the majority," he vowed.
House Majority Leader John Boehner says he might have taken matters into his own hands if he or any GOP leader had known about ex-Rep. Mark Foley's sexually explicit instant messages to former pages.
The House on Friday rejected a timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq after a ferociously partisan debate, forcing lawmakers in both parties to go on record on a major issue in re-election campaigns nationwide.
Rep. Jim McDermott says his eight-year dispute with House Majority Leader John Boehner over an intercepted telephone call is not personal, but involves a crucial right of voters to know what their leaders are doing.
House Majority Leader John Boehner rents a basement apartment from a lobbyist whose clients had an interest in legislation overseen or sponsored by Boehner, according to lobbying records.
Republicans urge Obama launch free trade pact pushThe letter followed a meeting between Obama and lawmakers on Wednesday in which Obama spoke favorably about wanting to move on the stalled agreements, according to Republican congressional aides.
Senator Joe Lieberman must be removed office. This man doe's not represent his constituents! Joe Lieberman doesn't understand that he is expected to work for the people.
Rep. John Boehner: Cites Declaration of Independence Thinking it is the ConstitutionAt a tea-party protest today in Washington, D.C. Representative Republican Minority Leader John Boehner was caught on video attempting to quote the U.S. Constitution, when in fact he began quoting the pre-amble of the Declaration of Independence.
Beware This Republican Narrative | The New RepublicWith the House set to vote on a full health care reform bill as early as this week, Republican leader John Boehner has announced that the GOP leadership will introduce a formal alternative of their own. The proper response, I suppose, is "Are you kidding?"
GOP Rep. John Boehner Gets Called Out on Public Option LieEarlier this month, House Republican Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) explained his strident opposition to a public health insurance option by claiming he had never met an American in support of it.
Dow Crests 10,000; Republicans Insist It's Not A Big DealDow 10,000 just isn't that big a deal, House Republican leader John Boehner said Wednesday morning. And anyone who places significance on the stock market hitting this symbolic number is "certainly not talking to the American people."
GOP leaders to Michael Steele: Back off Excerpt: ''GOP leaders, in a private meeting last month, delivered a blunt and at times heated message to RNC Chairman Michael Steele: quit meddling in policy.
Will the media ever report about how low in the polling Republicans have sunk?Mitch McConnell is polling at an 18% approval rating. That's eighteen percent. John Boehner is polling at 12% approval rating. Just think about that one. And it doesn't take much to make him cry.
Late Night: Why Are Conservatives Angry? Because Keeping Conservatives Angry Makes Fox News RichThere's been lots of speculation as to why exactly the right is so very angry & grouchy & screechy lately, what with their Tea Tantrums & Clown Halling and all. Whence the ANGER? We all wanna know.
Right-Wing Circus Comes to Town excerpt: ""The big annual conservative conference called the "Value Voters Summit" kicks off today in Washington and runs through the weekend. We'll have photos from the event, and I hope to find time to swing by myself to sample the fare.
Boehner and Cantor wary of the possible damage inflicted on the party's reputation by Bachmann.excerpt: ""Over the course of the past year, Rep.
Wall Street Journal Debunks GOP Talking Point on Stimulusexcerpt: "' While the Wall Street Journal editorial page can always be counted on to cheerlead the flat-earth economics of the Republican Party, on occasion the paper's reporters contradict GOP orthodoxy. And so it is today on the subject of the Obama stimulus package.
Boehner Believed That Anti-Vietnam War Protesters Were Un-AmericanEarlier today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) published an op-ed in USA Today condemning the "ugly campaign" this August "to disrupt public meetings and prevent members of Congress and constituents from conducting a civil dial …
Every Objective Poll on the Planet Indicates Americans Don't Trust Republicans on Health CareIt seems like everytime I get on the Internets or turn on the teevee, someone's telling me how badly Obama and the Democrats are doing with health care reform and how the concerns of "moderate" Republicans should be heeded, because Americans Want A Bi-Partisan Solution.
The Republican 10 Point Plan for Health Careexcerpt: ""the Republican plan as in 1993 is to stop health care reform at all costs to prevent an enduring Democratic majority.
Jindal and the 'Racist' - Page 1 - The Daily BeastI have been reading about this GOP woman, but I had no idea that the party "seems" to think it's OK. I really don't think there is anything to add. Maybe it is time to find out WHY the leaders of the party think this is OK.
I made a comment in another article. Here's what I said, "If the "Cap and Trade" bill passes, we will have to make our houses energy efficient before we can sell them is my understanding. Now, we might not be able to sell our house without restrictions!
Auto-Tune The News Takes On Bachmann, Boehner (VIDEO)Excerpt: ""Auto-Tune The News, a "vaguely acceptable faux R&B series" created by musician Michael Gregory, has taken on Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a new video.
Biden To Highlight Stimulus Spending In Boehner's Back Yardexcerpt: ""That stimulus spending you're looking for is right under your nose, dude.
In Wisconsin, the stimulus paid for a bridge to a bar called Rusty's Backwater Saloon. They've got great burgers, but no new jobs.And as for the project not creating jobs, we think Ellie Mae's sniffer is a bit off there too.
The Party of No Ideas does have a bag full of tricks to aid with obstructionExcerpt: ""House Republicans don't have any ideas, but they do have a bag of tricks -- courtesy of their leader, John Boehner. These are the people with whom the President wants to work. But, the House Republicans act like a bunch of frat boys. ""
Boehner: Climate bill a 'pile of s--t'When asked why he read portions of the cap-and-trade bill on the floor Friday night, Boehner told The Hill, "Hey, people deserve to know what's in this pile of s--t."
Gallup Poll: Limbaugh, Gingrich, Cheney Seen as Speaking for GOPAsked to name the "main person who speaks for the Republican Party today," Republicans across the country are most likely to name three men: Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich, and Dick Cheney. Democrats are most likely to say Limbaugh speaks for the GOP, followed by Cheney.
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