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Foley becomes House Speaker amid Wright resignation
Thomas S Foley of Washington elected by 251 to 164 to replace Jim Wright as Speaker in a party line vote. He vowed ethics reform and unity across parties, urging Republicans and Democrats to end bitterness as the House seeks to restore credibility after ethics controversies.
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