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WASHINGTON — On the third day of the increasingly bitter impasse over U.S. House speaker that has engulfed the chamber and halted legislative action — and the swearing-in of members-elect themselves — Florida Republican Matt Gaetz threw a new name into the ring when he cast his votes for speaker: Donald John Trump. In the fight between supporters of GOP leader Kevin …

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