House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats have a 50-50 or better chance of taking back the House majority in the November elections. 
 
 "Yes, I do," Pelosi said when asked if Democrats would win the House if the elections were held today, adding: "I think it would be dead even." 
 
 While House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has said there are about 50 competitive seats this fall, Pelosi counted more. "I would say 75," she said in an interviwe aired Sunday on ABC's 'This Week.' 
 
 Asked if she'd run for speaker if Democrats regained control of the House, Pelosi demurred. "I just wanna come back with the Democrats in the majority," she said. "That's really what is important." 
 
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 House Speaker John Boehner says new financial regulations wouldn't have stopped JPMorgan Chase from posting a $2 billion trading loss. 
 
 "There's no law against stupidity. No law against stupid trades," the Ohio Republican said in an interview taped to air Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "And as long as the positives, money wasn't at risk, and as long as there's no risk of a taxpayer bailout-- they should be held accountable by the market and their shareholders. And they are." 
 
 "I don't believe there's anything in Dodd-Frank- that would've prevented- this activity - at JPMorgan," Boehner added. 
 
 Asked if he still backed a repeal of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law Boehner replied, "There are big problems for this law, and it needs - it needs some big changes." 
 
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 Rep. John Boehner expects to return next year as House speaker if Republicans retain control of the House in the November elections. 
 
 "I am," the Ohio Republican said when asked if he's confident about his return to the powerful leadership post during an interview taped to air Sunday on ABC's "This Week." 
 
 Boehner also shrugged off a question about whether the GOP will hold onto its House majority, even in a wave election that also swept out of office President Barack Obama. 
 
 "I don't believe that's gonna happen," Boehner said of the Republicans losing the House. " As a matter of fact, I think most of our members are doing very well. But again, you never know what's gonna happen over the next six months. My job is to make sure our team is prepared." 
 
 Last month, Boehner said Republicans had a one in three chance of losing control of the House. Asked what factors would cause the GOP to lose the House, Boehner replied, "I feel pretty good about where we are today. But you know, my job is - as the leader is to make sure that if everything falls apart, that we still have the tools that we need to hold onto our majority in the House." 
 
 "We've got - 89 freshmen members - running for reelection in most cases," he added. " We've got a lot of tough elections out there." 
 
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 House Speaker John Boehner is criticizing an abandoned super PAC plan to use the Rev. Jeremiah Wright against President Barack Obama. 
 
 "Well, look, this kind of nonsense shouldn't happen," the Ohio Republican said in an interview taped to air Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "The election's gonna be about the economy and getting Americans back to work. And I think Governor [Mitt] Romney's prescriptions are much better." 
 
 Boehner wouldn't go so far last week when questioned about the potential use of the controversial pastor and a plan to portray Obama a “metrosexual black Abe Lincoln.” 
 
 On Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod criticized Mitt Romney for not going far enough in rejecting the super PAC's exploration of a $10 million ad blitz. 
 
 "Tepidly and reluctantly he did," Axelrod said. "The problem is you have to be consistent in your position. And you have to be genuine and firm in your position. You can't be guarding in your position or you send the wrong signal and he sent the wrong signals." 
 
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 Rep. Paul Ryan got coy Sunday when asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether he's currently being vetted by Mitt Romney's campaign as a possible running mate. 
 
 “Look, I’m not going to get into the internal process of another campaign," he said. "I’m focused on doing my job here as a Wisconsin congressman, as a budget committee chairman. So I’m just not going to get into that speculation.” 
 
 The non-denial suggests the possibility that the rising GOP star has indeed been asked to turn over documents to the team in Boston reviewing potential running mates. At the very least, the failure to respond directly makes clear that Ryan, who chairs the House Budget Committee, relishes the buzz. 
 
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– John Boehner today took to ABC's This Week to offer his characteristically blunt assessment of JPMorgan, and promptly asserted that Dodd-Frank wouldn't have averted the bank's $3 billion blunder: "There's no law against stupidity. No law against stupid trades. As long as there's no risk of a taxpayer bailout—they should be held accountable by the market and their shareholders. And they are." Boehner also offered his take on a super PAC's scrapped plan to bash President Obama over Jeremiah Wright, calling it "nonsense (that) shouldn't happen. The election's gonna be about the economy. ... And I think Gov. Romney's prescriptions are much better." Elsewhere on your Sunday dial, as per Politico: Karl Rove on the Wright plan: "Trying to dredge up Jeremiah Wright, right or wrong, after this issue was litigated four years ago by John McCain deciding not to litigate it was stupid." Nancy Pelosi on whether she thinks Dems can retake the House: "Yes, I do. I think it would be dead even." The former speaker counts 75 seats as in play. Boehner on the prospect of losing his job: "I don't believe that's gonna happen. I think most of our members are doing very well. But again, you never know what's gonna happen over the next six months. My job is to make sure our team is prepared." Paul Ryan on whether he's being vetted for veep: “I’m not going to get into the internal process of another campaign. I’m focused on doing my job here as a Wisconsin congressman, as a budget committee chairman. So I’m just not going to get into that speculation.”