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Boehner vows his speakership would be a new era for GOP, too

Pat McMahon Contributor
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Eighteen months after he was seen as a “dead man walking” on Capitol Hill, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) is discussing how he will run the House if and when he becomes Speaker.

The GOP’s election defeat of November 2008 is not that long ago, but it is an age in Washington politics.

In an interview with The Hill, Boehner said, “If we gain the majority and I am Speaker, I’m going to run the House differently than it’s being run today and I’m going to run it differently than my Republican predecessors ran it.”

Full story: Boehner vows his speakership would be a new era for GOP, too – TheHill.com