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	Real Answers. Right Now. \| HouseDemocrats.gov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		House Democrats have seen their districts demolished by Hurricane Katrina and have seen first hand the inadequate and unacceptable response by the federal government.
		Menendez was one of the leaders in establishing a bipartisan independent Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
		House Democrats believe that the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina deserve the truth, which will only be provided by an independent commission, based on the rigorous and effective example of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission.
	www.housedemocrats.gov (401 words)

	All Quiet On the House Side (washingtonpost.com)
		GOP leaders who set the agenda and floor schedule say they achieved most of their top priorities last year -- including enactment of a Medicare prescription drug bill and the third round of President Bush's tax cuts -- and are content to rest on their laurels through the election.
		While other House priorities are stuck in the Senate, House Republicans believe they have the best of all worlds: They can take credit for the enacted legislation and blame Senate Democrats for bottling up the rest of their agenda.
		House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) noted that senators held three committee hearings on the prison abuses before House leaders summoned Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to the Armed Services Committee last Friday -- a day the Senate was meeting but the House was not.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A15945-2004May10.html (767 words)

	Majority Leader : Tom Delay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The House of Representatives, with its large membership, has chosen majority and minority leaders since the 19th century to expedite legislative business and to keep their parties united.
		These leaders are elected every two years in secret balloting of the party caucus or conference.
		The MAJORITY LEADER is elected by his/her party members in the House or Senate to lead them, to promote passage of the party's issue priorities, and to coordinate legislative efforts with the Minority Leader, the other chamber, and the White House.
	www.majorityleader.gov /about.asp (179 words)

	Worldandnation: House leader hit with indictment
		WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was indicted by a Texas grand jury Wednesday on a charge of breaking campaign finance law, a thunderous blow to a Republican Party already wobbling from public outrage over the response to Hurricane Katrina and growing unease about the war in Iraq.
		Ronnie Earle is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives, former presiding judge of the Austin Municipal Court and former chief counsel of the Texas Judicial Council.
		House GOP rules require any member of the elected leadership to relinquish his or her post temporarily if indicted, and it is up to the rank and file to select the interim replacement.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/09/29/Worldandnation/House_leader_hit_with.shtml (1797 words)

	State House GOP Leader 'Aces' Business Survey
		OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 9) -- The Republican Leader in the Oklahoma House of Representatives tallied a perfect score this year from the Research Institute for Economic Development (RIED), and achieved the highest score among all House members over the past three years.
		Legislation considered for evaluation by the institute is nominated by business leaders, Chambers of Commerce across the state, key industry groups, the academic community, the general public and members of the institute, Robison said.
		Private sector focus groups comprised of key Oklahoma industry representatives, small-business and corporate leaders who are knowledgeable about public issues review the nominated House and Senate bills and submit their recommendations to the RIED governing board.
	www.lsb.state.ok.us /house/news2037.htm (292 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Washington / House leader defends travels
		WASHINGTON -- The House majority leader, Tom DeLay, strongly denied wrongdoing yesterday in connection with two overseas trips financed by outside organizations, and said he is eager to discuss the facts with leaders of the House Ethics Committee.
		DeLay reacted furiously at the time, insisting he had not been found guilty of violating either a law or the House rules, and House Republicans rewrote the Ethics Committee rules this fall to require at least one member of each party to agree before any investigations could be undertaken in the future.
		Lawmakers who took the trips said either that the travel was approved in advance by the House Ethics Committee, formally known as the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, or that they relied on information provided by the council.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/03/16/house_leader_defends_travels (570 words)

	CNN.com - Democrats pick Pelosi as House leader - Nov. 15, 2002
		Pelosi is the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and she also serves on the House Appropriations Committee, two influential panels.
		James Clyburn of South Carolina was elected vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
		House Republicans chose their leadership Wednesday, re-electing Hastert as speaker and elevating Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, from whip to majority leader.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/14/democrats.leadership (755 words)

	Sun.Star Davao - Nogie to be elected as House majority leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		DAVAO City first district Rep. Prospero C. Nograles is expectedly to be elected as House majority floor leader as the 13th Congress opens Monday with President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address (Sona), news emanating from Nograles' camp said.
		As the majority floor leader, Nograles will be assisted by one senior deputy leader and four other deputy majority floor leaders in addition to 15 assistant majority floor leaders.
		The majority floor leader is also in charge of referring and assigning bills and resolutions to be taken up by the 54 standing House committees and some 15 special committees in the House of Representatives.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2004/07/26/news/nogie.to.be.elected.as.house.majority.leader.html (428 words)

	House leader scorns hearings - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - May 19, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		She also said that requiring generals to return to the United States to testify won't hurt the war effort and that some lawmakers hope it actually will help because, "if America is seen to be taking this seriously, it will stem some of the damage this has caused" to the way the world views America.
		Hunter that the House should have an independent investigation that parallels the military investigation into prisoner abuse in Iraq that already identified the seven soldiers and 17 superiors.
		He said hearing from these leaders could reduce "rumors" and "bodes well, because maybe it'll help cut down on some of the comments that have been made" that can hurt troops and their families.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040518-115641-6819r.htm (844 words)

	House Leader and Bush Ally Indicted on Fundraising Conspiracy Charge
		George Bush suffered a significant blow to his already problematic second presidential term when a key Republican, Tom DeLay, majority leader in the House of Representatives, was indicted by a grand jury.
		The house majority leader is one of the key figures for advancing the White House's agenda and Mr DeLay - known as "the Hammer" on Capitol Hill - was a particularly effective enforcer of party discipline.
		He was admonished three times last year by the house ethics committee and is at the centre of a row over the payment of politicians' holiday expenses by political lobbyists.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/9-29-2005-77723.asp (772 words)

	House GOP adopts new rule to protect DeLay - Politics - MSNBC.com
		WASHINGTON - House Republicans demonstrated their loyalty to Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Wednesday, changing a party rule that would have cost him his leadership post if he were indicted by a Texas grand jury that has charged three of his associates.
		During the closed debate, which spanned four hours with breaks, someone even questioned whether a leader charged with murder could keep his or her post, according to a House aide who was present.
		House Democrats have a rule requiring committee leaders to step aside in case of a felony indictment, but it does not apply to top party leaders.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6506619 (921 words)

	Nancy Pelosi - The leader the House Democrats deserve. By Chris Suellentrop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Given the glee that's emanating from the conservative commentariat over Nancy Pelosi's near-certain ascension to House minority leader, you'd think the Democrats were about to turn into acid-dropping Merry Pranksters riding around in the Furthur bus, just because their new leader represents Haight-Ashbury.
		After she won her first House race in 1987, her ability to rake in the dough helped her rise quickly through the party ranks.
		During the 2002 election cycle, Pelosi was the only member of Congress, Democrat or Republican, to distribute more than $1 million to her fellow candidates, nearly doubling the total of the next-closest Democrat, and she led the pack during the 2000 cycle as well.
	slate.msn.com /?id=2073934&device= (883 words)

	TheIndyChannel.com - News - House Minority Leader In Hospital For Flu Treatment
		Pat Bauer, D-South Bend and House minority leader, was admitted to a hospital to receive fluids intravenously, RTV6's Norman Cox reported.
		A spokesman for the House Democrats declined to identify the hospital or say whether Bauer was in Indianapolis or South Bend, citing a request by Bauer's family for privacy.
		Bauer led Democrats off the House floor on March 1, the deadline for bills originating in the House to be approved and sent to the Senate.
	www.theindychannel.com /news/4261043/detail.html (297 words)

	Congressional Institute - House Democratic Leaders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As leader of the minority party in the House, the Minority Leader works with the Democratic Caucus to set the party agenda, message, and strategy.
		The House Democratic Caucus has a Chairman who directs day-to-day operations of the Caucus and is assisted by a Vice Chairman both of which are elected positions.
		The Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) appointed by minority leader Nancy Pelosi, oversees the political committee of House Democrats which is not funded by tax dollars nor located in the Congressional complex.
	www.conginst.org /congressleaders/house-dem.html (176 words)

	DeLay Indicted in Texas Finance Probe
		A Texas grand jury indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) yesterday on a charge of criminally conspiring with two political associates to inject illegal corporate contributions into 2002 state elections that helped the Republican Party reorder the congressional map in Texas and cement its control of the House in Washington.
		House Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the third-ranking leader, was elected by Republican House members yesterday afternoon to fill the spot temporarily after conservatives threatened a revolt against another candidate considered by House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.).
		Although the indictment had been rumored for weeks among top Republicans, based on what several described as a difficult meeting in August between DeLay and the Texas prosecutor behind the case, it shook the GOP political establishment and posed new problems for the party as it heads into the midterm elections next year.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/28/AR2005092800270.html (837 words)

	Democrats lose House leader
		If Kilpatrick's successor is not forced out by term limits, he or she would have the inside track to become House speaker for the 2002-04 session.
		If the minority leader cannot run for re-election, others who are running now for Kilpatrick's post would have a leg up to be the new speaker.
		In 1998, he lost to Kilpatrick in the campaign to become Democratic floor leader, a job second to the minority leader.
	www.freep.com /news/politics/election_2001/mbox7_20011107.htm (292 words)

	Citrus: House leader denounces senator's remarks
		Majority leader Marco Rubio has criticized Nancy Argenziano for her comments on two GOP members.
		Argenziano told the newspaper that House members are "drinking the Kool-Aid," which some took as a reference to followers of Jim Jones who took his advice, drank poison and died in Guyana in 1978.
		She often clashed with her party's leadership in the House and once had a 25-pound sack of cow manure delivered to a lobbyist.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/07/16/Citrus/House_leader_denounce.shtml (738 words)

	USATODAY.com - House majority leader defends travels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Leader Tom DeLay strongly denied wrongdoing Tuesday in connection with two overseas trips financed by outside organizations, and said he is "anxious to discuss" the facts with leaders of the House ethics committee.
		Lawmakers who took the trips said either that the travel was approved in advance by the House ethics committee — formally known as House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct — or that they relied on information provided by the council.
		DeLay reported in House financial disclosures that the weeklong May 2000 trip was paid for by the National Center for Public Policy Research, a nonprofit organization.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-03-15-delay_x.htm?csp=34 (731 words)

	Investor's Business Daily: Tom Delay Is Indicted, Forced To End Role As House Majority Leader
		House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said he would "step aside" for now from his leadership post after a Texas grand jury on Wednesday indicted him and two associates for conspiracy to evade state campaign finance laws.
		House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., tapped Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., to fill in as majority leader, with Rules Chairman David Dreier, R-Calif., helping pick up the slack.
		DeLay, 53, is charged with one count of conspiring with John Colyandro and Jim Ellis to "knowingly make a political contribution" from corporate donors to state political candidates, in violation of Texas law.
	www.investors.com /editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=5&issue=20050928&view=1 (900 words)

	ABC News: Blunt picked to replace DeLay as US House leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sep 28, 2005 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously elected Roy Blunt of Missouri as their majority leader, replacing Tom DeLay, who was forced to give up the job after being indicted by a Texas grand jury, lawmakers said.
		After a closed-door meeting of House Republicans, lawmakers said Blunt's position was an interim arrangement for the rest of the year and that he would share leadership responsibilities with Rep. David Dreier of California.
		It was not immediately clear how Blunt, who had had been the third ranking Republican member of the House, would share duties with Dreier, the chairman of the House Rules Committee.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=1167533 (272 words)

	Chronology: House Majority Leader Delay - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		--1984: Elected to represent the 22nd District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
		The investigation involved the alleged use of corporate funds to aid Republican candidates for the Texas legislature in the 2002 elections.
		The committee chastised DeLay for offering to support the House candidacy of Michigan Republican Rep. Nick Smith's son in return for the lawmaker's vote for a Medicare prescription drug benefit.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/09/28/chronology_house_majority_leader_delay (377 words)

	Online NewsHour: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Pledges to Differentiate the Democratic Party -- July 29, 2004
		U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke to delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Boston Thursday night, pledging that party leaders would make sure voters know the difference between the policy plans of Sen. John Kerry and President George W. Bush well before the November election.
		A talk with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the new Democratic whip of the House and the highest ranking woman in congressional history.
		The Democrats elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to be the new House minority leader.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/vote2004/demconvention/speeches/pelosi.html (1007 words)

	Hiett Selected as House Republican Leader
		OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 14) -- The state House Republican caucus on Thursday chose Rep. Todd Hiett of Kellyville as its leader.
		Hiett has been a member of the state House for the last eight years; he filed unopposed this year for a fifth consecutive two-year term.
		A former dairyman who still operates a farm and ranch near Kellyville, he serves House District 29, which includes parts of Creek County and the western edge of Tulsa County.
	www.lsb.state.ok.us /house/news5806.htm (397 words)

	Gephardt decides not to seek another term as House Democratic leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Missouri Democrat was majority leader when the 1994 landslide swept the GOP into power in the House.
		He was elected minority leader in the weeks that followed and spent the next eight years attempting unsuccessfully to return his party to power.
		In that time, he served as his party's chief legislative strategist in the House, often struggling to hold a diverse caucus together on issues ranging from tax policy to international trade legislation.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/11/06/national1816EST1036.DTL (623 words)

	Bonior positions himself to be House majority leader
		The Mt. Clemens Democrat would be the likely leader if the Democrats regain control of the chamber next year.
		Many Democrats, demoralized after losing the House in 1994, rallied around Bonior's attacks on Gingrich's ethics and described Bonior as their pit bull.
		Two years later, Gingrich agreed to pay a $300,000 fine and accept a House reprimand for failing to seek proper legal advice on using tax-exempt projects and for allowing inaccurate statements to be provided to the House ethics committee.
	www.freep.com /news/politics/david6_19991206.htm (684 words)

	Public Citizen \| Press Room - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Should Resign Leadership Post Over Ethical Lapses
		In the complaints, internal e-mails among Westar executives suggested that DeLay and other House Republicans wanted a series of campaign contributions from the executives and the company itself so they could win “a seat at the table” to secure legislation that Westar favored.
		He has racked up an extraordinary number of admonishments for unethical behavior and is in the middle of ongoing civil and criminal investigations for corruption.
		If he does not respect the integrity of the House to step down on his own, his colleagues should force him to do so.
	www.citizen.org /pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1806 (521 words)

	Kharge to stay as House leader - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The issue was raised by Dr M R Tanga (BJP), who said that the foremost prerequisite for a person to become the Leader of the Council was membership of the House.
		He sought to point out that Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and not Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, had been made the leader of the House in the Lok Sabha as the latter was a member of the Rajya Sabha.
		Former Leaders of House M V Krishnappa, M V Rama Rao, Huchmasti Gowda, B Basavalingappa and S Bangarappa were all members of the Lower House.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jun152004/s2.asp (338 words)

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