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Boehner's Exit Probably Won't Help Heal Republican Rifts

John Boehner's resignation can be seen as a win for ultraconservatives but its not likely to bring the party any closer together.

Boehner's Exit Probably Won't Help Heal Republican Rifts
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On one of the most divisive issues nationally, undocumented immigrants, McCarthy believes in a path to legal status, which is something of a poison pill for the very conservative wing of the party.