Shortly afterwards, Labor MP Harry Jenkins was re-elected unopposed as speaker of the 150-seat lower house.
The two talked by phone Saturday after Gingrich's announcement that he would step down as speaker.
Bob Livingston of Louisiana, a more conciliatory figure, was set to succeed him as speaker.
She asked Mr Slipper to stand aside as Speaker until the allegations were resolved.
Hastert says he expects to be re-elected as speaker if the Republicans keep control of the House.
In the vote to re-elect him as Speaker two weeks ago, nine of the 227 House Republicans defected.
Last week Ms. Giffords was one of 19 Democrats who refused to vote for Nancy Pelosi as speaker.
But battle lines were drawn earlier on Friday, as Speaker Boehner restated his party's opposition to tax increases.
On Wednesday, Assemblywoman Inez Barron called on Silver to step down as speaker, a powerful post he's held since 1994.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, head of the state Democratic party, hasn't asked for Silver, a fellow Democrat, to resign as speaker.
More deadweight can be gotten rid of by getting Dennis Hastert to resign as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The most likely punishment appears to be a reprimand, which would not force Gingrich to relinquish his job as speaker.
He has already put Dragan Tomic, a loyal apparatchik, back as speaker of Serbia's parliament, which makes him acting president.
So does Newt Gingrich, who had his own experience with the Senate leadership when he served as speaker of the House.
While serving as Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lieutenant in the House of Representatives, Emanuel was a major obstacle to an immigration deal.
As speaker of the state house, Feeney has full control of the legislative agenda, and nothing becomes law without his approval.
Focusing on that everyday as speaker is more than a full-time job.
Rick Santorum later described Newt's time as speaker as "an idea a minute" -- a series of brainwaves with no follow-through.
Late last year she appointed Mr Slipper, a former Liberal, as speaker.
Mr Straus handily won his own primary challenge, but the tea-party want him binned as Speaker when the legislature reconvenes next year.
Or even Bob Livingston, who will soon replace Newt Gingrich as Speaker.
As Speaker, she was the highest ranking female politician in U.S. history, second in line for the presidency, behind only the vice president.
At the start of the session moderate Republicans, joined by Democrats, installed Joe Straus, a relatively moderate Republican from San Antonio, as Speaker.
He also no longer has those majorities or the tough as nails Nancy Pelosi as Speaker to crack heads and get things done.
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FUNCINPEC, finally signed an agreement last week to share power, with the former as prime minister and the latter as speaker of the National Assembly.
Gingrich served as speaker of the House from 1995 until 1998, when Republican electoral losses during the drive to impeach President Clinton prompted his resignation.
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Mr Marshall-Andrews said he did like Mr Martin and respected him as Speaker, but he could not and should not recover from the current row.
Anna Burke, a Labor parliamentarian, has now taken over as speaker.
This time, however, the measure has gained Republican sponsors, and a previous Democratic supporter, state Rep. Brendan Sharkey, presides as speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Livingston is poised to succeed House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who opted not to seek re-election as speaker after Republican setbacks in the November 3 midterm elections.
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