Speaker Pursues Military Flights ; Hastert Cited As Precedent

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The office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pressing the Bush administration for routine access to military aircraft for domestic flights, such as trips back to her San Francisco district, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

The sources, who include those in Congress and in the administration, said the Democrat is seeking regular military flights not only for herself and her staff, but also for relatives and for other members of the California delegation. A knowledgeable source called the request "carte blanche for an aircraft any time."

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Speaker Pursues Military Flights ; Hastert Cited As Precedent

"They are pressing the point of her succession and that the [Department of Defense] needs to play ball with the speaker's needs," one source said. The ...

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