John Boehner

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Rep. John A. Boehner of Ohio chats with ABC anchor Diane Sawyer in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Mr. Boehner is unlikely to be challenged for the position of House speaker. (Associated Press)

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Republican Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (left) and presumed House Speaker-to-be Rep. John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, leave a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, basking in the afterglow of the huge GOP gains in the House, Senate and governorships. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS House Minority Leader John A. Boehner signs in before casting his vote on Tuesday at a polling place in West Chester, Ohio.

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CHOOSING CHAIRMEN: Minority Leader John A. Boehner leads the House Steering Committee. (Associated Press)

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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, center, gestures while announcing the Republicans "Pledge to America" agenda, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at a lumber company in Sterling, Va. From left are, Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., Boehner, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, center, holds up a copy of the GOP agenda, "A Pledge to America", Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at a lumber yard in Sterling, Va. From left are, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Boehner, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio at a press conference with Republican leaders, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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** FILE ** In this June 16, 2010, file photo, House Minority John Boehner, R-Ohio, participates in a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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House Republican leader John Boehner, speaking at the American Legion convention Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Milwaukee, is not taking Republican popularity in the polls for granted. A spokesman for the Ohio lawmaker said the path to a majority in the House is a "steep climb." (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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House Minority Leader John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks on jobs and the economy at the City Club of Cleveland Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, speaks during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 24, 2010. Behind him from left are Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV. (UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg)