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Hastert Squanders $20,000 Taxpayer Dollars On Travel

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. June 24, 2008.

Former House Speaker on junket binge for final months in office.

Three Years Ago This Week: Terri Schiavo

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone. March 21, 2008.

A brain dead woman in Florida became a symbol of all that was wrong with the marriage between the GOP and the fundamentalist Christians.

Political "Earthquake" in Hastert's Illinois District Boosts Case for Obama Nomination

Robert Creamer, Huffington Post. March 10, 2008.

Obama's effect on the Foster race is emblematic of why Democratic superdelegates are beginning to break for Obama.

Democrat Wins the Special Election to Fill Former GOP Speaker Hastert's House Seat

Paddy, Cliff Schecter's Blog. March 8, 2008.

This is a huge deal, and (fingers crossed) hopefully a harbringer of things to come!!!

23 Republican Retirements So Far and More to Come

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!. November 27, 2007.

Howie Klein: The premature retirements of Hastert and Lott are just a small part of a larger trend.

The Real Reason Dennis Hastert Is Retiring Early

Howie Klein, October 18, 2007.

Howie Klein: Prostitutes, bribes and more. Brent Wilkes' trial exposes just how corrupt Hastert's GOP-run Congress was.

Hastert to Retire; Leaves Legacy of Enabling a Sex Predator

Lane Hudson, August 15, 2007.

Lane Hudson: I say it's about damn time he left the House of Representatives.

Two testify that Hastert knew about Foley

Evan Derkacz, October 20, 2006.

Time to call Diebold...

Dennis Hastert's Crow Plate Special

Will Durst, AlterNet. October 11, 2006.

In the face of overwhelmingly lurid evidence, Hastert's major priority was to cover his ass.