The gavel and sound block for House Speaker-designate John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, is carried through Statuary Hall to the floor of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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The gavel and sound block for House Speaker-designate John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, is carried through Statuary Hall to the floor of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)