Whatever, rumors continue that despite his denials, Hastert is planning an '07 exit from the House.
Hastert must also contend with the rather lukewarm support he has received from the White House.
Sacrificing Hastert would, first and foremost, provide another huge headline on the Foley fiasco.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert appeared today at the Ethics Panel investigating the congressional page scandal.
Hastert is far from the first House speaker to testify before the ethics committee.
Watts thought about retiring in 2000, but Hastert helped to persuade him to seek re-election.
Hastert had committed long ago to Armey and sources say Armey wouldn't release him.
The president planned to meet with Hastert and other House Republicans on Thursday afternoon.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, and Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, support the president's view.
"We need to look at this in a comprehensive way, " said House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
Roger and five other members were chosen by Republican congressional leaders Trent Lott and Dennis Hastert.
The possibility of an adverse outcome for Hastert seemed to be left very much on the table.
Hastert says he expects to be re-elected as speaker if the Republicans keep control of the House.
House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, had asked Watts to stay.
Hastert, R-Illinois, relayed the message to President Clinton when the two spoke by telephone on Monday night.
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Many of the Democrats now are trying to link Republicans to either Mark Foley or Speaker Hastert.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Friday that Republicans would act on a tax package later this year.
On November 20th, rather than see the bill pass with Democratic support, Speaker Hastert delayed the vote.
Last week, Hastert said that he had only just learned of Foley's hyperactive outreach program for former pages.
The new Republican speaker, who will not be Dennis Hastert, will enjoy a margin of only one vote.
One way or the other, Speaker of the House Denny Hastert will be voted out of power tomorrow.
Representative DENNIS HASTERT (Republican, Illinois): I answered all the questions they asked to the best of my ability.
Some compromises are possible after talks between President Clinton and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, last week.
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Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert looked the other way when he was warned about Foley's predatory behavior.
However, a spokesman for Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, said he expected the White House to approve the deal.
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Colin Powell last week and House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott over the weekend.
But most Republicans have argued that pulling Mr Hastert down before the mid-term elections would be a disaster.
We do not know what Speaker Hastert and Tom Reynolds, the chairman of the Republican House Campaign Committee, testified.
Reynolds has said he warned Hastert about Foley in the spring on 2005.
Hastert said he'd given the White House control over the negotiations with Norwood.
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