The discussion on lobbying rules was intensifying as two senior Republicans , Representatives Roy Blunt of Missouri and John A. Boehner of Ohio , continued their recess battle to replace Mr. DeLay , who said Saturday that he was abandoning any effort to regain the position of majority leader after he was forced to step down last year as a result of his indictment in Texas .
Roy Blunt /people/person/place_lived Missouri
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Roy Blunt
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Missouri
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