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Boehner Re-elected House Speaker

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, kisses House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. after being re-elected to a third term during the opening session of the 114th Congress, as Republicans assume full control for the first time in eight years, today on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais )

Too bad, so sad news for Precinct 52 committeeman Bjorn Handeen and other Teapublicans fighting John Boehner's re-election to a third term as House Speaker. The Hill is reporting that Boehner has been re-elected to the position. More to coming.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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