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John Boehner stories: 46 news summaries

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Republicans Decry Decision to Try 9/11 Planner in NYC

GOP slams AG's 'dangerous mentality'

Nov 13, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican leaders are sharply criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court. John Boehner called the plan to try the confessed planner of the 9/11 attacks in New York "irresponsible” and accused AG Eric Holder of "reverting to a dangerous pre-9/11 mentality.... More »

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terrorism • New York City • prison • New York • GOP • Ground Zero • Daniel Pearl • September 11 • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • John Boehner • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • Frank Wolf • Obama administration • Supermax • Republicans • Buck McKeon

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Rush: Obama 
 Doesn't Care 
 About War in 
 Afghanistan 

Furthermore, prez is intentionally killing economy, says Limbaugh

Nov 1, 09 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Ever-reticent talking head Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves today, telling Fox News Sunday that President Obama "doesn't care much about" the war in Afghanistan, and his recent salute of slain soldiers "was a photo op precisely because he’s having big time trouble on this Afghanistan dithering... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • Fox News • John Boehner • David Plouffe • Sarah Palin • Afghanistan war • Afghanistan exit strategy • Sunday morning talk shows • Dede Scozzafava • 23rd District

 GOP Takes Down 
 Tweet Linking 
 Pelosi, Hitler 

Link to doctored video from NRCC 'an error,' pulled after DCCC outrage

Oct 14, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out linking a genocidal dictator with the speaker of the House might be a little over the top, as the National Republican Congressional Committee found itself today taking down a tweet with a link to a video comparing Nancy Pelosi to Adolf Hitler. A broadside from the Democratic Congressional... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • social networking • House of Representatives • Adolf Hitler • John Boehner • NRCC • DCCC • National Republican Congressional Committee • Twitter • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • tweet • socialized medicine • Nazi Germany

(Newser) - Congressional GOP leaders met with RNC chairman Michael Steele late last month to assert their authority when it comes to policymaking, and while those involved said the get-together in House Minority Leader John Boehner’s office was routine, Politico's sources described it as heated. Of particular concern was Steele’s... More »

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Congress • RNC • Senate • House of Representatives • Republican Party • Lamar Alexander • John Boehner • health care reform • Michael Steele • Republican National Committee • policy

(AP) - The House formally admonished Joe Wilson today for his "You lie" outburst during President Obama's speech. The vote was 240-179, with 12 Democrats and seven Republicans voting against party lines. "At issue," declared House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer during debate, "is whether we are able to... More »

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Congress • South Carolina • House of Representatives • John Boehner • censure • Steny H. Hoyer • speech • President Obama • Joe Wilson

Boehner's No. 1 in Obama's Online Suggestion Box

GOP leader plays
along with new tool

May 29, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Minority Leader John Boehner didn’t like how the House Democrats were operating, so where did he appeal? The White House, of course. More specifically, reports Politico, Boehner used the White House online suggestion box to ask the president to back a 72-hour review period before any spending bill... More »

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White House • House of Representatives • John Boehner

 Obama Courts 
 GOP Moderates, 
 but Quietly 

President seeks support on health care

May 18, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama would love to have a few Republicans in his corner on health care, but he’s keeping courting efforts low-key, Politico reports. Last week, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel invited a dozen moderate House Republicans to a casual White House meeting, and the president stopped by to chat.... More »

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health care • Republican • White House • Democrat • Rahm Emanuel • John Boehner • moderate • President Obama • Rep. Mike Castle

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Steele Dodges 
 Torture Question 

ACLU slams Obama; Liz Cheney: 'fantasies' spread about dad

May 17, 09 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Steele has “a personal opinion” on whether the CIA’s interrogation techniques amounted to torture, but he refused to share it with David Gregory on Meet the Press today. “That’s not appropriate,” the RNC chairman said. But Steele did defend Dick Cheney and said Nancy... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Jim Webb • Dick Cheney • CIA • torture • Mitch McConnell • John Boehner • interrogation techniques • Liz Cheney

(Newser) - The Obama administration’s policies on national security, spending, and the law make John Boehner almost physically ill, the House minority leader tells the Washington Times. Democratic hate-crime legislation in particular, which Boehner says could be used against religious leaders who don’t support the gay agenda, makes him... More »

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legislation • John Boehner • foreign policy • congressional Democrats • House minority leader • House Republicans • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Barack Obama may be a gifted politician, but a gifted bracketologist he is not. NCAA brackets across the nation’s capital were shredded this weekend, the Hill reports, as a slew of upsets took down all but one of the tournament’s top seeds. Just one member of the president’... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Mitch McConnell • John Boehner • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

'Alternative Budget' Splits GOP Leaders

Boehner, aiming for damage control, reins
in Cantor, Ryan

Mar 27, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan argued against the alternative budget “blueprint” announced yesterday, but party leaders ordered them to back the plan as a way of refuting the Democratic charge that the GOP is the "party of no," Politico reports. Ryan, the top Republican on the budget... More »

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Mike Pence • John Boehner • federal budget • Eric Cantor • Republicans • Paul Ryan

(Newser) - The White House today ridiculed a budget proposal laid out by House Republicans, but the GOP gave as good as it got, the Hill reports. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said the GOP document included a “picture of a windmill” but no substantive numbers. “It took me several minutes to... More »

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Congress • John Boehner • federal budget • House Republicans • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 AIG Bonus Vote 
 Splits GOP Honchos 

Insider Boehner and publicity-hungry Cantor go opposite ways

Mar 20, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The vote to tax AIG bonuses split the House’s top two Republicans, and illustrates the differences in their strategies, reports Politico. Minority Leader John Boehner voted against, calling it “a bad bill with bad consequences.” Boehner’s No. 2, rising star Eric Cantor, supported it, calling it... More »

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John Boehner • AIG • bonuses • House Republicans • Eric Cantor

OPINION

GOP Must Rethink 'Totally Misguided' Stance: Brooks

Obstructionist strategy seems lame

Mar 10, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican response to the fiscal crisis is “totally misguided,” David Brooks writes in the New York Times. Republicans are opposing everything out of a belated sense of fiscal discipline, “at the one moment in the past 70 years when it is completely inappropriate,” he sighs.... More »

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Republican • John Boehner • David Brooks • economy • political strategy • financial crisis • Bill Maher Grid

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 McCain to Obama: 
 Veto Stimulus Bill 

Rush isn't GOP's leader: Gingrich; Stem-cell reversals a 'distraction:' Cantor

Mar 8, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that the battle over the stimulus bill is over, John McCain has one request for President Obama: Veto it. “We fought a good fight,” the Arizona senator conceded on Fox News Sunday, saying the $410 billion bill would likely pass the Senate despite those efforts. McCain... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Newt Gingrich • Rush Limbaugh • John Boehner • 2009 budget • Peter Orszag

OPINION

Boehner: Rush Is a Democrat Diversion

Obama wants to change the subject from spending

Mar 5, 09 8:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s desperate attempt to throw the spotlight on Rush Limbaugh “is the oldest trick in Washington’s book,” writes House Minority Leader John Boehner in the Washington Post. Obama and congressional Democrats have already spent more than the combined costs of Hurricane Katrina and... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • House of Representatives • John Boehner • Bill Maher Grid

GOP Shifts Focus of Attacks Onto Obama

After targeting Pelosi, Reid, party aims at president on spending

Mar 5, 09 7:50 AM CST
(Newser) - For 6 weeks the Republicans have steered clear of criticizing Barack Obama, attacking the House and Senate leadership, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, while giving the popular president a free pass. But now, reports CQPolitics, the GOP is changing direction with a new campaign linking Obama with federal spending that... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • John Boehner • bipartisanship • House Republicans • Darrell Issa

Palin Ducks GOP Retreat
for Swanky Dinner

Ex-VP candidate claims she can't leave Alaska, then heads to DC

Feb 1, 09 6:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin snubbed Republican leaders who asked her to speak at a congressional retreat this weekend, ABC News reports. Palin told organizers that pressing state business made it impossible for her to leave Alaska for the Hot Springs, Va. conference. Where was Palin this weekend? At a swanky Washington dinner,... More »

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Alaska • John Boehner • House Republicans • Sarah Palin • Alfalfa Club

GOP Rep
Fires Back
at Limbaugh

Ga. congressman defends leadership, blasts talking heads

Jan 28, 09 8:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh is in hot water with an unexpected critic: A Republican congressman who doesn't appreciate the radio blowhard's take on his party's leaders. Limbaugh and President Obama have traded barbs this week, but Limbaugh's dragging Mitch McConnell and John Boehner into the spat was too much for Phil Gingrey... More »

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talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • Mitch McConnell • Senate Republicans • John Boehner • House Republicans • Phil Gingrey

Boehner Rejects Stimulus
as Obama Heads to Hill

Minority whip gets in line ahead of tomorrow's vote

Jan 27, 09 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is headed to the Capitol today to chat up House Republicans on the stimulus bill, but they may be tough to sway: House Republican Leader John Boehner has told them to vote against Obama’s pet package tomorrow, Politico reports. Minority whip Eric Cantor seconded the motion in... More »

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Congress • Senate Republicans • John Boehner • economic stimulus package • House Republicans • financial crisis • President Obama

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