John Boehner - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/john_boehner/?source=rss&aim=john_boehner en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT It is 2011, and John Boehner is Speaker of the House By Salon Staff Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/26/2011/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/26/2011/index.html?source=rss John Boehner has a busy first hundred days after the Republicans take back the House in November 2010 Finally, House GOP unveils draft of its healthcare bill By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/gop_bill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/gop_bill/index.html?source=rss After months of waiting, Republicans debut their reform plan -- but is it anything more than a political move? The power of the pen By Mike Madden Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/23/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/23/obama/index.html?source=rss On Day 2 of his administration, President Obama reverses key Bush "war on terror" policies, signing orders that end torture, close the CIA's black sites and phase out Guantanamo. The student loan rip-off By Julia Dahl Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/28/student_loans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/28/student_loans/index.html?source=rss For six years, Republicans let lenders rake in millions with inflated interest rates. Beating back the Bush surge By Michael Scherer and Mark Benjamin Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/09/iraq_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/09/iraq_debate/index.html?source=rss Congressional Democrats plan a one-two punch to stop President Bush's escalation of the war in Iraq. Boehner on House health bill: "1,990 pages of bureaucracy" By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/29/boehner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/29/boehner/index.html?source=rss Republicans respond to the House Democrats' healthcare reform bill Good timing, John Boehner By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/27/boehner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/27/boehner/index.html?source=rss The House minority leader attacks Dems for introducing empty resolutions -- while his members do the same "Read the bill!" -- but slowly By Gabriel Winant Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/09/reading_hours/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/09/reading_hours/index.html?source=rss When they were in power, the GOP didn't always allow everyone time to read legislation, but they want it now Congressional GOP takes on RNC's Steele By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/05/steele/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/05/steele/index.html?source=rss Some of Congress' Republican leaders are unhappy with the party chair's unilateral moves GOP wants time to respond to Obama healthcare speech By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/04/republican_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/04/republican_response/index.html?source=rss John Boehner asks the networks to let his party counter the president's address to Congress Climate bill passes House By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/26/climate_bill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/26/climate_bill/index.html?source=rss Republicans employed some unusual delaying tactics, but Democrats scored a narrow victory anyway House set to vote on AIG bonus tax -- will it pass? By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/19/tax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/19/tax/index.html?source=rss House Minority Leader John Boehner calls the bill a "sham," but is telling Republicans to vote their conscience. The right responds to Obama's stem cell decision By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/09/stem_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/09/stem_response/index.html?source=rss Two commentators talk eugenics, and congressional Republican leaders come out to oppose the move. The Republicans strike back By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/05/boehner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/05/boehner/index.html?source=rss Top GOP'ers are trying to deflect some of the Democrats' Rush Limbaugh-inspired attacks on the party. Republican governor: GOP congressional leaders "inconsequential" By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/24/huntsman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/24/huntsman/index.html?source=rss Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman goes after Republicans in Congress, saying they haven't moved past "gratuitous partisanship" and come up with real ideas. S.F. liberals to host new Gitmo on Alcatraz? By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/26/gitmo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/26/gitmo/index.html?source=rss Republicans, fighting President Obama's order to shutter the prison, are using one suggestion of a substitute location to needle Democrats. Rift between Bush administration and congressional GOP? By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/18/boehner_admin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/18/boehner_admin/index.html?source=rss House Minority Leader John Boehner is upset because, he says, the administration "refused" to have a representative brief House Republicans on the economy. Republicans twist Obama's statements about Israel By Alex Koppelman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/13/obama_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/13/obama_israel/index.html?source=rss In an interview, Barack Obama referred to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a "constant sore," and GOP leaders took that out of context. A "small price" to pay in Iraq? By Tim Grieve Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/14/small_price/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/14/small_price/index.html?source=rss A spokesman for the GOP House leader says he was talking only about money. Nice try, though. Republican leader: Iraq is a "small price" to pay By Tim Grieve Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/13/boehner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/13/boehner/index.html?source=rss How MoveOn critic John Boehner supports the generals and their troops. A GOP alternative: Escalation with oversight By Tim Grieve Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/22/blunt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/22/blunt/index.html?source=rss House Republicans say Congress should monitor rather than criticize Bush's Iraq plan. The GOP hides from Iraq By Michael Scherer Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/21/rnc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/21/rnc/index.html?source=rss At the party's winter meeting Tony Snow reassured worried Republicans that the president is not in the fetal position. But pep talks couldn't chase the fear that an unpopular war could doom the party in '08. "A disconcerting unwillingness to take responsibility" By Tim Grieve Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/08/report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/08/report/index.html?source=rss The House investigation into the Mark Foley scandal says virtually no one did his job. Meet your House Republican leaders By Tim Grieve Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/17/housegop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/17/housegop/index.html?source=rss They may look familiar. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss By Tim Grieve Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/17/boehner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/17/boehner/index.html?source=rss House Republicans elect John Boehner to be their minority leader.