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Thursday, January 03, 2013  The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the constitutionally required time of noon for pomp, pageantry and politics as newly elected members of the House and Senate are sworn in.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  The Missouri Speaker of the House made a stop in Northeast Missouri to meet with the community before the upcoming legislative session.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  Newly elected speaker John Boehner hailed the Republican Party's return to control of the House Wednesday, vowing a more open legislative process but acknowledging that "a great deal of scar tissue has built up on both sides of the aisle."

Sunday, September 05, 2010  John Boehner could walk down most American streets without turning a head. But the perpetually tanned, chain-smoking Ohioan might be the next House speaker and a huge force in national politics.