Boehner re-elected House GOP leader

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By JIM ABRAMS
Associated Press
November 20, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans on Wednesday re-elected John Boehner as leader of their depleted ranks while putting together a more conservative team to represent them in the next, Democratic-controlled, Congress.

In Boehner's second term as House GOP leader, the Ohio Republican must deal with the aftermath of an election in which his party lost at least 20 seats. They will go into the 111th session of Congress in January with less than 180 seats in the 435-seat chamber and, for the first time in eight years, dealing with a Democratic president.

Boehner put an optimistic spin on the situation: "The months ahead will present Republicans with an unprecedented opportunity to renew our drive for smaller, more accountable government," he said.

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