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{{excerpt|from [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12054520/the_10_worst_congressmen/1 The Highway Robber], #1 in Rolling Stone's [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12054520/the_10_worst_congressmen/ The Ten Worst Congressmen]:}} | {{excerpt|from [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12054520/the_10_worst_congressmen/1 The Highway Robber], #1 in Rolling Stone's [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12054520/the_10_worst_congressmen/ The Ten Worst Congressmen]:}} | ||
| − | Hastert could well be the weakest House speaker in history. Tapped by [[Tom DeLay]] to serve as the mild-mannered frontman for the GOP leadership, the former wrestling coach ceded most of his power to the now-disgraced majority leader, allowing Republicans to treat the Capitol as their private piggy bank. Last year, Hastert got in on the action himself, secretly inserting $207 million into the budget for the "Prairie Parkway" | + | Hastert could well be the weakest House speaker in history. Tapped by [[Tom DeLay]] to serve as the mild-mannered frontman for the GOP leadership, the former wrestling coach ceded most of his power to the now-disgraced majority leader, allowing Republicans to treat the Capitol as their private piggy bank. Last year, Hastert got in on the action himself, secretly inserting $207 million into the budget for the "Prairie Parkway" |
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Dennis Hastert was Republican Speaker of the House from 1999-2006 (the closing years of the Clinton administration and the first 6 years of the Bush II administration), following Newt Gingrich. The Republicans were defeated in the 2006-11 US election and Democrat Nancy Pelosi became Speaker for the 110th US Congress.
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| from The Highway Robber, #1 in Rolling Stone's The Ten Worst Congressmen: |
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Hastert could well be the weakest House speaker in history. Tapped by Tom DeLay to serve as the mild-mannered frontman for the GOP leadership, the former wrestling coach ceded most of his power to the now-disgraced majority leader, allowing Republicans to treat the Capitol as their private piggy bank. Last year, Hastert got in on the action himself, secretly inserting $207 million into the budget for the "Prairie Parkway" |