Speaker Straus to Run Again
Footage of the House speaker's presser on his future plans and the chubbing experience
By Richard Whittaker, 8:35PM, Thu. May 28, 2009
It's official: Even after the nightmarish grind of the five-day chubbathon, Speaker Joe Straus has announced that he wants to be speaker again in 2011. On Wednesday afternoon he took a few minutes to explain his decision to the press.
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