CQ (subscription req'd) Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., will not seek re- election next year, GOP sources say. A formal announcement is expected Friday.
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CQ (subscription req'd) Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., will not seek re- election next year, GOP sources say. A formal announcement is expected Friday.
[…] ArchPundit has it. Just in Rick Pearson of the Chicago Tribune writes that the announcement will come Friday, as had previously been reported, “[but] it is not clear whether Hastert intends to finish his term, which runs through 2008. A decision on a potential resignation, which could trigger a special election, could come later, the sources said.” […]