Pitts Pulls Out, Craddick to Keep the Speaker's Chair
By Richard Whittaker, 5:27PM, Tue. Jan. 9, 2007
Well, looks like Craddick gets to keep the gavel. Jim Pitts, the only contender for the speaker's chair, looked behind him, saw that his supporters would only support him if they didn't have to do it publicly, and now he's standing aside.
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