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SIX YEARS INTO DeLEO'S RUN, HOUSE STRIKES SPEAKER'S TERM LIMIT

Matt Murphy1/29/15 8:16 PM

The Massachusetts House voted Thursday to abolish term limits for the speaker, effectively enabling House Speaker Robert DeLeo to shed his lame-duck status and remain the top House Democrat on Beacon Hill beyond 2016 if he chooses. DeLeo, who pushed to implement term limits in 2009 when he rose to power in the wake of disgraced former Speaker Sal DiMasi's resignation, said Thursday his position over the past six years has "evolved" and he views steady leadership as important to the House's standing with the Senate and new governor.

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