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...Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, a conservative and a Shadegg supporter, says, "It's a dynamic situation"--one made more unpredictable by the fact that the election will be by secret ballot. That means all those vote commitments may be meaningless, and anything could happen. "This is high drama," says Illinois Republican Ray LaHood. As if the G.O.P. hasn't already had enough of that...
...favorite. "We need some new vision at the leadership table," says Kentucky Representative Anne Northup, but one question is, How new? The candidates for the old job of the indicted Tom DeLay are Roy Blunt of Missouri, the current majority whip; John Boehner of Ohio; and John Shadegg of Arizona. Blunt has positioned himself as the one who can move the G.O.P. agenda most effectively because of his leadership experience. Boehner and Shadegg have run as reformers, calling for changes like stricter restrictions on earmarks--items inserted in legislation that provide millions of dollars in funding for pet projects...
...Arizona Passeda law prohibiting cities from maintaining public day-laborer centers, where migrant workers congregate to seek employment...
...race to replace Tom DeLay as House Majority Leader may not be the only change at the top looming for Republicans in Congress. While front-runner Roy Blunt of Missouri tries to fend off challenges from Arizona Republican John Shadegg and Ohio Representative John Boehner ahead of the Feb. 2 vote, there's been a quiet push, led by California's Dan Lungren, to force an election of all of the GOP leadership jobs-except for Speaker Dennis Hastert, who is popular among members. "We need some new vision at the leadership table," says Anne Northup, a GOP member from...
...picking up support from people whose opinions actually matter in the leadership race, Republican members of Congress. Mike Pence, the head of the 110-member Republican Study Committee, a group of the House's most conservative members, has backed Shadegg, a former RSC chair, as has the duo of Arizona conservative Jeff Flake and New Hampshire moderate Charles Bass, who have been leaders in pushing both for DeLay's ouster and the House drastically reforming its rules. "We need more reform than proposed by the first two candidates," says Flake...