Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84
Dennis Hastert, a former speaker of the US House of Representatives, has died at the age of 84, according to CBS News, which cited a coroner in Illinois.
Hastert was the longest-serving Republican House speaker and the highest-ranking elected US official to serve a prison sentence, according to CBS.
He served as speaker from January 6, 1999, until January 3, 2007, succeeding Newt Gingrich and preceding Nancy Pelosi in the role.
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