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Fort Hood Suspect Likely Acted Alone
Nov 17th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities believe suspected Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was most likely a self-radicalized extremist who acted alone, according to officials who were briefed on the case Tuesday.
SC lawmaker: Affair not enough to impeach governor
Nov 17th, 2009 - Boston
COLUMBIA, S.C.—A top South Carolina lawmaker says the embattled governor should not face impeachment simply because he left to see his Argentine lover over the summer.
Rubio ad in Fla. Senate race mimics Obama ad
Nov 16th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, who criticizes Gov. Charlie Crist for being a fan of President Barack Obama's stimulus package, is himself a fan of one of Obama's campaign ads. Rubio's U.S...
Charlie Crist loses his mojo
Nov 16th, 2009 - POLITICO
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is witnessing a sharp downturn in his political fortunes, imperiling his standing as the presumptive next senator from Florida and leaving Washington...
Pa. House GOP defendants to appear before judge
Nov 13th, 2009 - Philly
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The 10 defendants charged in the Pennsylvania attorney general's legislative corruption investigation are heading before a judge to have their bail set.

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Fmr. House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Washington Journal
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich talked about the Republican Party and RNC Chairman Michael Steele.
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Does Speaker Nancy Pelosi Dodge Health Care Question?
Komo 4 News (ABC Seattle) Reporter Shomari Stone Asks House Speaker Nanci Pelosi a fair question about the following: According to Committee On Ways & Means Republicans Ranking Member, Dave Camp, "the non-partisan Joint Committee ...
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Speaker of Britain's House of Commons Apologizes
www.c-spanarchives.org British House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin apologized for his role in the lawmaker expense scandal. Several members of Parliament called on Mr. Martin to resign and sought to debate a motion of no confidence.
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House of Commons Deputy Speaker 'names' Dennis Skinner MP
Firstly an unusually close shot of Michael Martin changing for Sir Alan. Then an altercation between Sir Alan and Dennis Skinner

House Speaker from WikiPedia:

The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the house. The speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations.

As a parliamentary title it is typically English, first recorded in the English parliament for Thomas de Hungerford in 1377; in most other cultures other styles are used, mainly translations of Chairman or President. In Canadian French, the Speaker of the House of Commons or a legislature are referred to as Président. By convention, these Speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as Mister Speaker.