Politics● LowOct 5 · Oct 5, 2026, 2:55 PM
Disgraced former US House Speaker dies at 84
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Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives whose career ended in disgrace after he admitted sexually abusing teenage boys he had coached, has died aged 84, officials said Monday. The post Disgraced former US House Speaker dies at 84 appeared first on Vanguard News.
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