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In Gingrich Mold, a New Voice for Solid Republican Resistance

Feb. 15, 2009
Eric Cantor, the House minority whip, is as responsible as anyone for the tough party line taken in the standoff with President Obama over the stimulus bill.
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Republicans tap McCarthy for whip post

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- House Republicans have tapped U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California to serve as their chief deputy whip though he has served just one term in Congress.

Report: Blunt back in GOP leadership

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. House of Representatives leader John Boehner of Ohio has named Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., to a new party leadership position, sources say.
Blunt out as House minority whip

Blunt out as House minority whip

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- House Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri officially announced Thursday his decision not to serve in that capacity in the next Congress.

GOP: 'We will rebuild'

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. House Republicans said after Tuesday's losses to Democrats the GOP will rebuild, but one party leader said he would relinquish his leadership post.

Cantor absent from RNC speaking list

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Eric Cantor, rumored to be on the shortlist of John McCain's U.S. vice presidential picks, is not on the Republican National Convention speaking list.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch