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FROM Jason Meisner
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty Dennis Hastert of Illinois was House Speaker — third in line for the Presidency — from 1999 until 2007, longer than any other Republican has held that office. Today, Hastert pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge that could mean six months in prison.
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