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	Speaker (politics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a country's lower house of parliament or congress (i.e., the House of Commons or House of Representatives).
		Often the speaker performs his duties in a non-partisan manner, but in the United States, the Speaker is the most powerful position in the United States House of Representatives and participates in legislating.
		Speaker of the Riksdag (Speaker of the Swedish parliament)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Speaker_of_the_House (353 words)

	Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In New Zealand The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, The House of Representatives (commonly known as ' Parliament').
		The Speaker is expected to conduct the functions of the office in a neutral manner, even though the Speaker is generally a member of the governing party.
		The current Speaker is Margaret Wilson, a member of the Labour Party, which is the dominant party in the governing Labour/Progressive coalition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives (677 words)

	Texas House of Representatives
		The speaker is the presiding officer of the house of representatives.
		The other duties and responsibilities of the speaker are determined by the members of the house in the House Rules of Procedure, which are adopted by a majority vote of the members at the beginning of each regular session of the legislature.
		Under the rules, the speaker is responsible for referring all proposed legislation to committee, subject to the committee jurisdictions set forth in the rules.
	www.house.state.tx.us /speaker/powers.htm (228 words)

	Illinois House Democrats
		Michael J. Madigan was elected Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 94th General Assembly on January 12, 2005.
		Speaker Madigan was born April 19, 1942, in the southwest side district he now represents.
		Speaker Madigan and his wife, Shirley, are the parents of three daughters -- Lisa, Tiffany and Nicole; and a son -- Andrew.
	www.housedem.state.il.us /members/madiganm (288 words)

	The Speaker of the House
		The Speaker is considered the guardian of the privileges of the Members of the House of Representatives and the chief characteristics required are authority and impartiality.
		Barendra Sinanan, MP The present Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Barendra Sinanan, MP, was born on October 04, 1948.
		The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr.
	www.ttparliament.org /html/speakerhor.htm (418 words)

	New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. v. Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 319 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Speaker of the House of Assembly ruled against the media's demands because he was of the view that they would interfere with the decorum and efficacious proceedings of the House.
		Sid M. Tarrabain, Edward J. Lieber and Michael P. Ritter, for the interveners the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon.
		Gale Welsh, for the intervener the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland.
	www.lexum.umontreal.ca /csc-scc/en/pub/1993/vol1/html/1993scr1_0319.html (18095 words)

	Office of the Speaker-Role (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives is the highest officer elected by the House.
		The title of Speaker derives from the original House of Commons spokesperson who, on formal occasions, had to speak for and on behalf of the House of Commons to the House of Lords and to the monarch.
		The Speaker represents and embodies the House in its relations with the Crown and the position is therefore an exalted one commanding the respect of other members.
	www.speaker.parliament.govt.nz /Role.htm (338 words)

	T H E S P E A K E R--House of Commons Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Milliken was first elected Speaker of the House of Commons on January 29th, 2001 and re-elected by acclamation on October 4th, 2004. He is the third Speaker in history to be chosen by a secret ballot cast by his fellow Members of the House of Commons.
		Milliken was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House and Chairman of the Committees of the Whole House.
		Speaker of the House of Commons and on October 4th, 2004, he was reelected by acclamation.
	www.parl.gc.ca /information/about/people/key/sp_pres/bio.asp?lang=e&sou=index&tg=hoc (302 words)

	House of Representatives - Speaker of the House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		House of Representatives - Speaker of the House
		The Speaker is elected by a majority vote of all the Members at the commencement of each Congress.
		JOSE DE VENECIA represents the Fourth District of Pangasinan in the House of Representatives of the Thirteenth Congress of the Philippines.
	www.congress.gov.ph /members/speaker.php (212 words)

	Republicans Officially Elect Gringrich Speaker of the House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		House Republicans officially anointed firebrand Rep. Newt Gingrich to be field commander of their conservative revolution Monday, but even at the moment of triumph the combative Georgian found himself entangled by his caustic commentary.
		Even as House Republicans chanted "Newt, Newt, Newt" upon his election as House speaker, White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta and others were leveling a furious retort to Gingrich's suggestion Sunday that up to one-fourth of the White House staff had used drugs in the years before they joined the Clinton administration.
		Gingrich has said on several occasions in recent weeks that as House speaker, he would have to temper his aggressive approach and assume a more statesmanlike role than the highly partisan one he played as leader of the minority opposition.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V114/N61/gingrich.61w.html (450 words)

	THE SPEAKERSHIP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The House Speaker is elected by vote of all of his or her fellow Representatives to serve for the same term for which all House members have been elected by the voters.
		In addition, the Speaker is the chief administrative officer of the House and plays a central role in the administration of the General Assembly.
		It should also be noted that the Speaker is the guardian of the constitutional role and prestige of the House in the Assembly, in the state government overall, and of the image of the House as perceived by the general public.
	www.rilin.state.ri.us /studteaguide/Speakers/speakerintro.html (1103 words)

	Speakers of the House - Office of the Clerk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the partisan role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected Member of the House.
		The Speaker of the House is second in line to succeed the President.
		Resigned from the House of Representatives, June 6, 1989.
	clerk.house.gov /histHigh/Congressional_History/speakers.html (212 words)

	Online NewsHour: Speaker of the House Hastert -- May 28, 1999
		The Speaker of the House discusses the Cox report.
		TOM DELAY: Dennis Hastert is Speaker of the House, and he is the right man for the right time.
		But Speaker Hastert convinced a handful of Republican appropriators to switch their earlier votes and reject the proposal in exchange for a later vote on the issue.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/congress/jan-june99/hastert_5-28.html (1940 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / DiMasi elected as new speaker of the House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		DiMasi elected as new speaker of the House
		House lawmakers overwhelmingly elected Salvatore DiMasi their new speaker Wednesday, ending the tenure of former Speaker Thomas Finneran and inaugurating what some representatives said they hoped would be a new, more open, era in the House.
		BOSTON -- House lawmakers overwhelmingly elected Salvatore DiMasi their new speaker Wednesday, ending the tenure of former Speaker Thomas Finneran and inaugurating what some representatives said they hoped would be a new, more open, era in the House.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/09/29/dimasi_set_to_take_reigns_of_massachusetts_house (862 words)

	Bambooweb: Speaker of the House
		In many nations, especially those with the Westminster System of government, the position of Speaker, modelled after the British office, is largely a ceremonial official charged with enforcing procedural rules.
		In the Republic of Ireland the Speaker is deemed to have been elected if they seek re-election; in the United Kingdom it is a constitutional convention that no major party will put up a candidate against the 'Speaker seeking re-election'.
		In the United States, the Speaker is the most powerful position in the United States House of Representatives and participates in legislating.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/s/p/Speaker_of_the_House.html (255 words)

	Role as Speaker of the House--Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, 14th District of Illinois
		The Speaker of the House of Representatives is widely viewed as symbolizing the power and authority of the House.
		The Speaker also oversees much of the non-legislative business of the House, such as general control over the Hall of the House and the House side of the Capitol and service as the chairman of the House Office Building Commission.
		The Speaker is often responsible for airing and defending the majority party’s legislative agenda in the House.
	www.house.gov /hastert/speaker/speaker.shtml (257 words)

	K. LEROY IRVIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ou have elected not a fl man to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, but, more importantly, you have elected a man who happens to be fl, and that is the direction that this country must continue to go.
		Speaker Irvis went on to make his mark in the annals of the Commonwealth.
		Speaker Irvis was a profound believer in the "American Dream." In 1975, he told fellow Pennsylvanians that "We need to rekindle our love of liberty and our confidence on our political system.
	www.legis.state.pa.us /WU01/VC/visitor_info/gallery/irvis.htm (606 words)

	Office of the Speaker of the House
		It is an honor to serve Vermonters as Speaker for the 2005 - 2006 biennium of the legislature.
		The priorities of the Vermont House reflected the priorities of Vermonters themselves; a responsible and balanced budget, affordable health care for all Vermonters, clean waters of the state, safe, affordable, and reliable energy, and rural economic development policies that support a diverse agricultural economy.
		Members of the Vermont House are genuinely eager to share their work and hear your thoughts about the many challenges and opportunities that face the state.
	www.leg.state.vt.us /speaker (309 words)

	Maine House Speaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The bill passed the House and Senate and was signed by the Governor.
		Nancy Smith, House chair of the Business Research and Economic Development Committee, has pledged to monitor this piece of legislation and ensure it is properly implemented.
		The bill was approved in committee and passed the House and Senate and sent to the Appropriations table for funding.
	www.maine.gov /legis/speaker/business/legislation.htm (1919 words)

	Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives - Members
		Mr David Hawker is the 27th Speaker of the House.
		Mr Hawker was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on 16 November 2004.
		The Speaker is the principal office holder in the House of Representatives.
	www.aph.gov.au /house/members/speaker.htm (205 words)

	Press Conference with Dennis J. Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Speaker, the moderates in the Senate who forced the tax cut level down to 350 billion appear to be holding firm saying they would not vote for any budget resolution that has anything much higher than that.
		Speaker, beyond the question of contracts, what are your thoughts about a broader international role that would perhaps include the French, the Germans and others on the ground?
		I personally think that what the White House has done for aid to Turkey, there is a reason they are doing it, and I would support it, but that is up to the body as a whole, too.
	speakernews.house.gov /library/briefings/030403press.asp (1906 words)

	Speaker of the House. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
		The Speaker, a member of the House, is elected by a majority party caucus.
		In addition to being chief spokesman for the majority party, the Speaker runs the proceedings of House debate and voting, appoints committee members, refers bills to committees for research and development, and has an influential voice in all stages of a bill’s consideration.
		One of the most visible and influential officials of the federal government, the Speaker is second in line, after the vice president, in succession to the presidency.
	www.bartleby.com /59/14/speakerofthe.html (189 words)

	Speaker of the House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(Washington, D.C.) Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today issued the following statement regarding the House Republican Conference’s announcement of Rep. Peter King (R-NY) as the Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee: (Read the entire article...).
		House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today made the following statement after President Bush addressed the nation to mark the one year anniversary of the transfer of Iraqi sovereignty to the Iraqi people...
		The most powerful Republican outside the White House is also the most anonymous.
	speaker.house.gov (641 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Speaker, currently Rt Hon Michael Martin, MP for Glasgow, Springburn, is in fact the chief officer of the House of Commons.
		The Speaker is also chairman of the House of Commons Commission.
		He has a number of duties concerning the functions of the House and is in control of the Commons part of the Palace of Westminster and its precincts.
	www.parliament.uk /parliament/guide/speaker.htm (186 words)

	Leadership
		One of the most important figures in the legislature is the Speaker of the House.
		The Speaker is elected to this position by the entire House membership on the first day of session.
		The Speaker appoints the members and chairpersons of all committees, directs the legislative procedures, oversees administration of the body and presides over daily sessions.
	www.house.state.oh.us /jsps/Leadership.jsp (57 words)

	Tennessee 4-H Congress Speaker of the House
		Meredith McBride of Dyer County is the 2006 Tennessee 4-H Congress Speaker of the House.
		She says having the opportunity to meet her legislators, to vote on actual bills that are before the Legislature, to campaign for a Congress office and to vote using real voting machines are valuable experience she will always remember.
		Meredith say the most exciting thing that has happened to her in 4-H is being elected Speaker of the House by her fellow representatives from across the state, the majority of whom she had never met before Congress.
	www.utextension.utk.edu /4H/stcong/officers/sphouse.htm (465 words)

	House Speaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Speaker, as presiding officer of the House, has a powerful role in Oklahoma government.
		Article V, Section 29 authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives as its only constitutional officer.
		The Speaker represents the House at meetings with the Senate leadership and the Governor, serves on the three-member Contingency Review Board which can approve changes in the state budget during the interim, and holds press conferences to discuss issues pending before the Legislature.
	www.lsb.state.ok.us /house/spkrpage.htm (90 words)

	Reason: Denny the Dullard: Speaker of the House Hastert's all-too-revealing autobiography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Speaker: Lessons From Forty Years in Coaching and Politics, he tells us that in his 16 years coaching high school wrestling, he produced one state championship team and almost a dozen individual state champions and was once named state coach of the year in Illinois.
		The Illinois state Republican convention drafted Hastert, and the wrestling coach was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
		In 1998 House Republicans were growing tired of the leadership of Newt Gingrich, the Georgia Republican who had masterminded the GOP takeover of the House and his own rise to the speaker's chair four years earlier.
	www.reason.com /0502/cr.co.dennis.shtml (1227 words)

	Kreider nominated as Speaker of the House
		Missouri House Democrats, meeting in a closed-door caucus Thursday, chose Rep. Jim Kreider, D-Nixa, for the Speaker of the House.
		In January, the full House meets to officially elect the Speaker by a majority vote, but since the Democrats are now in the majority in the House, the caucus nomination virtually secured the position for the former Speaker Pro Tem.
		Elected by the House Democrats was Rep. Wayne Crump, D-Potosi, for another term as their floor leader, and Rep. Jim Foley, D-St. Louis County, as the assistant Democratic floor leader.
	www.mdn.org /2000/STORIES/DEMCAUC.HTM (559 words)

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