House Speaker

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• SOURCE: Politico
  10-25-15
  

  Paul Ryan’s Haunted House

  by Josh Zeitz

  What can he learn from the ghosts of speakers past?

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• SOURCE: NPR
  10-16-15
  

  Czars And Firebrands: A Brief History Of Power In The House

  by Ron Elving

  The speaker has far more power in the House than any one senator has in the Senate. And at times in our history, the speaker's power has rivaled that of the president himself.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  10-13-15
  

  What the Fight for the Speakership Is Actually About

  by John Lawrence

  Republicans are split on how to balance broad participation against the efficient functioning of the institution.