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Article: No shoo-in for next majority leader; As vote draws near, 3-way House race clearly lacks a front-runner.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- January 31, 2006
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Byline: Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
House Republicans will lock themselves in a room Thursday, keep non-members out and hold a secret vote to decide who will take former Majority Leader Tom DeLay's place as the engine of conservative government.
The race is among outsider Rep. John Shadegg, a former chairman of the conservative caucus in the House; insider Rep. Roy Blunt, the current majority whip; and insider-turned-outsider Rep. John A. Boehner, who used to be a part of leadership, lost his post and has re-emerged as a key committee chairman.
Unlike recent coronations, this year's election is turning into a real race. Mr. Blunt ...