Movant. One who makes a motion before a court. The applicant for a judicial rule or order. Generally, it is the job of the movant to convince a judge to rule, or grant an order, in favor of the motion.
Speaker of the House John Boehner. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (or Speaker of the House) is the presiding officer of the chamber. The current Speaker is John Boehner, a Republican who represents Ohio's 8th congressional district.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, set to become speaker in the next Congress, said the first step toward a new direction in Iraq should be Rumsfeld's departure. Among the outspoken critics of the Bush administration, and Rumsfeld in particular, is Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., himself a Vietnam War veteran.