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Published: February 4, 2008

House picks Benge to be speaker

By Michael McNutt

House members, in a sign of unity, elected their new speaker today by acclamation. Rep. Chris Benge, R-Tulsa , elected earlier as speaker designate by the House Republican caucus, said he was humbled by the chamber’s support. Democratic leader Danny Morgan of Prague was nominated, but withdrew, he said, to show bipartisan support in the House, which is controlled by Republicans, 57-44. “Now is the time fo...

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