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by Josh Kalven
10:58am
Thu Feb 18, 2010
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Number Of The Day: $997,076

That's how much taxpayers forked over to fund an office maintained by former U.S. House Speaker Denny Hastert in west suburban Yorkville.  According to the Tribune, "[f]ederal law allows former House speakers to maintain a taxpayer-funded office anywhere in the United States for up to five years."  My question: Do former presidents get anything comparable?

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by Josh Kalven
11:21am
Fri Apr 17, 2009
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Ethan Hastert Exploring Foster Challenge (UPDATED)

IL-14

Over at the Progressive Fox, John Laesch shares some second-hand info about a poll reportedly conducted in the 14th Congressional District this week:

The interesting part of the poll was the question about Dennis Hastert.

“If the election were held today, ...

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by Adam Doster
10:46am
Thu Apr 2, 2009

Remembering Hastert's Prairie Parkway

Dennis Hastert

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met with the Illinois
congressional delegation yesterday to talk about the state's stimulus
take. As we noted in the Early Bird, the big news is that contractor
bids are coming in lower than projected, meaning the state's federal money ...

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by Adam Doster
9:57am
Tue Feb 3, 2009
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Hastert Misses Point On Unemployment Insurance

Dennis Hastert

A new USA TODAY/Gallup poll shows that only 17 percent of Americans think Congress should reject a stimulus bill altogether. Listen to the Illinois GOP and one might think only 17 percent want it passed. This time, the stimulus-bashing comes from former Speaker ...

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by Adam Doster
10:35am
Tue Sep 2, 2008
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Hastert: Palin Only "Real American Family Person" In Presidential Race

Dennis Hastert

Like other Illinois conservatives,
former Speaker Dennis Hastert is thrilled with John McCain's vice
presidential pick, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Why so pleased? Live
from the Republican convention, he
explained his reasoning on WLS' Don Wade & Roma Morning ...

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by Adam Doster
10:36am
Thu Jul 31, 2008

Conservative Movement Explained In A Single Anecdote

Gay Rights

Buried in this Daily Herald article about former Speaker Denny Hastert's quick turn into the world of lobbying is this gem of a paragraph.

Since Hastert's hiring, some of his former conservative
supporters expressed dismay at his joining a firm whose Web site ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:32am
Mon Jul 28, 2008

Memo To Illinois GOP: Blame Denny

Jim Oberweis

Remember how -- following his loss in the 14th District special election in March -- their were murmurs from the highest ranks of the Republican Party in Washington that Jim Oberweis shouldn't again be on the ballot come November? House Minority Leader John Boehner was ...

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by Adam Doster
10:54am
Fri May 30, 2008
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Roll Call: Hastert To Join Lobbying Firm

Dennis Hastert

Former House Speaker Denny Hastert, perhaps a bit angry that he's being represented by a Democrat in Congress, is heading back to Washington to join the law firm Dickstein Shapiro next month, which primarily lobbies for energy and tobacco concerns. Roll Call reports that, ...