<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>In his first speech to the House after his election as the new Speaker, John Boehner referenced his faith:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><I>“In the Catholic faith, we enter into a season of service by having ashes marked on our foreheads. The ashes remind us that life in all its forms is fragile – our time on this Earth, fleeting. As the ashes are delivered, we hear those humbling words: ‘Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.’</I></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px">The full text of his speech is at</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><A href="http://boehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=218986">http://boehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=218986</A></SPAN></DIV>
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