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Dennis Hastert, who went from House Speaker to prison, dead at 84

Dennis Hastert, who went from House Speaker to prison, dead at 84
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Former Rep. Dennis Hastert, the Illinois congress member who rose to become the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House before landing in prison and being labeled a "serial child molester" by a federal judge, has died. He was 84.

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