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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
Original: Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
Dennis Hastert, the Illinois Republican who served as Speaker of the US House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007, the longest-serving Republican speaker in history, has died at age 84. He later went to prison in a hush-money case stemming from sexual abuse allegations dating to his years as a high school teacher and wrestling coach, making him the highest-ranking US official to serve time in federal prison.
Why now: News of the death of a once-powerful congressional leader whose legacy was upended by his criminal conviction is drawing broad attention.
Dennis HastertUS House of RepresentativesRepublican PartyIllinois
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