How Boehner Rose, Again, to a Top Post ; New Majority Leader Scored Upset Win
Dayton Daily News › February 07, 2006
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WASHINGTON -- On his first day as House Majority Leader, Rep. John Boehner of West Chester surveyed the reporters who'd gathered to question the new Republican leadership team, and gave a wry, trademark grin.
"I feel like the dog who caught the car," he said.See the full content of this document
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How Boehner Rose, Again, to a Top Post ; New Majority Leader Scored Upset Win
It neatly summarized what had been nearly a month of phone calls to House Republicans and fervent pleas for support that culminated in an upset victory in Thursday's leadership election.
Jovial and perpetually tanned, a man with an affinity for cigarettes, steaks and golf -- "You forgot red wine," he...See the full content of this document
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