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Boehner Faces Another Potential Challenger for GOP House Leadership Post
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California Rep. Dan Lungren is the latest Republican to mull challenging House Minority Leader House Minority Leader John Boehner for the top GOP position
thehill.com - 11/14/2008
Lungren will challenge Boehner for top GOP spot
— thehill.com — Rep. Dan Lungren announced Friday that he will challenge Rep. John Boehner for House Republican leader. Lungren... (Calif.) is considered a longshot to unseat Boehner (Ohio), who moved quickly after last week's election to shore up support in the GOP ... (more) Lungren will challenge Boehner for top GOP spot

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— republicanleader.house.gov — HOUSE Republican Leader John Boehner alerts feeds podcasts mobile contact home about news multimedia blog About the... Leader Biography Contact Ohio's 8th District News Leader Alerts Press Releases Op-Eds Speeches Reports All News Issues Border Security ... (more) Republican Leader John Boehner | republicanleader.house.gov

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Boehner to Face Leadership Challenge
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/14/2008
Boehner to Face Leadership Challenge
— blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: A conservative California congressman announced Friday that he's mounting a leadership challenge... to House Minority Leader John Boehner, as the GOP continues to assess the fallout from last week’s election losses. Rep. Dan ... (more) Boehner to Face Leadership Challenge

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The Jawa Report:  A Challenger for House GOP Leadership?

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A Challenger for House GOP Leadership?
The Jawa Report — ... (R-CA). Word on the street is that Lungren may challenge Boehner for the leadership: Several House conservatives have courted Lungren in the past two days, seeking change in leadership after demoralizing losses in Tuesday's election and two years of tussling with Boehner over earmarks, spending and most recently the $700 billion financial rescue package. Looking at their voting records, while both are conservative overall, Lungren has a somewhat better track record than Boehner on taxes and spending , and a dramatically better track record than Boehner on border and ...

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