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Issue:
The reluctant European
Fly Title:
Feuding Republicans
Rubric:
Congress’s majority party cannot decide whether or not to govern
Location:
WASHINGTON, DC
Main image:
Mr Ryan would rather eat wasps
Mr Ryan would rather eat wasps
THE job of Speaker of the House of Representatives is, on the face of it, a pretty good wicket. It is third in line to the presidency and comes with a quarter-million-dollar salary, fat pension and endless other perks. The outgoing Speaker, John Boehner, a chain-smoking Republican from Ohio, will be entitled to a million dollars a year, for five years, to “facilitate the administration, settlement and conclusion of matters pertaining to” his five-year tenure. So it may seem odd that his party, despite having its biggest majority in the House for almost a century, is struggling to find someone to replace him.
Mr Boehner’s anointed and expected successor was Kevin ...
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