Four’s a Charm for a Louisiana Speaker

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PEACE & JUSTICE

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It took four Louisiana congressmen 51 years before one of them became Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Second line to being president, a responsibility and honor that very few receive. Finally, after all this time, an obscure young congressman from Shreveport made it. Becoming Speaker is a huge challenge to undertake. Most congressmen and congresswomen stay in Washington three or…

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