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Hastert Will Not Seek Re-Election
News Desk
- August 17, 2007
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert announced today that he won't run for re-election in 2008. The Illinois representative, who held the position of speaker longer than any other Republican, stepped down from his leadership post in 2006 after the Democrats took control of the House.
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Coach Hastert at His Fighting Weight
Washington Whispers
- July 29, 2007
Denny Hastert's final year as House speaker was a smackdown: Democrats booted him from the top perch, a killer campaign schedule led to worrisome weight gain, and it ended in a hospital for gallbladder removal. But the beefy former Illinois high school wrestling coach isn't crying in his beer as he considers retirement after 22 years in Congress.
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