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Nancy Pelosi has represented California's Eighth District in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. She was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Jan. 4, 2007. Nancy Pelosi's father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as Baltimore's mayor for 12 years after representing the city for five terms in Congress. Nancy Pelosi's brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also served as mayor of Baltimore. Nancy Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962.
Nancy Pelosi has represented California's Eighth District in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. She was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Jan. 4, 2007. Nancy Pelosi's father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as Baltimore's mayor for 12 years after representing the city for five terms in Congress. Nancy Pelosi's brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also served as mayor of Baltimore. Nancy Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962.
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Ted Deutch gets plug from national pundit
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsIn his newest column for the political newspaper and website Roll Call, Washington political analyst Stuart Rothenberg identifies two South Florida members of Congress as people to watch as the congressional Democrats move closer to requiring new...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), James E Clyburn, Steny Hoyer, Ted Deutch
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Wanda Sykes, Colin Powell and Rove
The Swampby Mark Silva Karl Rove has had a few rough words for people in his time. But to Rove's ear, those jokes that comedienne Wanda Sykes made about radio's Rush Limbaugh the other night sounded over the top. Then again,......Tags: John McCain, Colin Powell, CBS Corp., George W. Bush, Gerald Ford
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Pelosi: 'Losing public relations game'
The Swampby Mark Silva Some are getting through the controversy over "harsh interrogation techniques'' better than others: President Barack Obama, apparently, is faring well with the public in his disavowal of terrorist interrogations authorized by the Bush...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Heads of State, CNN (tv network), Government
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Pelosi's job-approval slides in 60 days
The Swampby Mark Silva House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken a fall in public opinion, according to a new CNN Opinion Research Corp. poll showing that nearly half of all Americans surveyed do not approve of the way the California Democrat......Tags: Opinion Research Corporation, California, National Government, Central Intelligence Agency, CNN (tv network)
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Senate healthcare: See 'ya in September
The Swampby Mark Silva Maybe there is something, after all, to this business of setting deadlines in Washington. Drop one, and the next day the momentum's gone. The "default'' position in this town, according to the president, is "inertia'' and "inaction."......Tags: Parliament, National Government, Politics, Harry Reid, Ohio
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Obama: Prime-time for healthcare reform
The Swampby Mark Silva Nothing gets done in Washington, President Barack Obama says, unless someone sets a deadline. The "default'' position in Washington is inertia, the president suggested, during one of a series of network television interviews this week...Tags: Parliament, CBS Corp., Private Health Care, Upper House, Government
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Euthanasia, evil and 'making things up'
The Swampby Mark Silva The doctor is in: Howard Dean, former Democratic National Committee chairman, onetime candidate for his party's presidential nomination, former governor of Vermont - and a physician -- says there is nothing to Republican Sarah Palin's...Tags: Parliament, Private Health Care, Employers, White House, Facebook
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Sarah Palin's TEA Party: A third party?
The Swampby Mark Silva Mark this as the week in which one of the potential players for 2012 set out to brand herself: Sarah Palin, the "common-sense conservative.'' Three years from now -- think about that phrase a moment -- we'll......Tags: John McCain, North Korea, Al-Qaeda, Alaska, Money and Monetary Policy
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American recovery act: 'No earmarks'
The Swampby Mark Silva The House speaker's office, preparing for debate over the $789-billion "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act'' that Democratic leaders from both sides - and a few Senate Republicans - have agreed upon, has rolled out a long......Tags: Parliament, Private Health Care, Technology, Personal Income, Moody's Corporation
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House health-care plan: 'Time has come'
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook and updated again at 1:35 pm EDT House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, unveiling the House's plan for a compromise on health-care legislation today, said the bill will offer new insurance for tens of millions......Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Abortion Issue, George Miller III
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House health-care compromise reached
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and James Oliphant With a historic floor vote looming on their healthcare bill today, House Democratic leaders secured an 11th-hour compromise late Friday night to settle a long-simmering debate over how to restrict federal funding for......Tags: Mike Pence, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Democratic Party
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Staffers scramble to finish stimulus bill
The Swampby James Oliphant and Richard Simon Congressional staffers worked overnight putting the finishing touches on the sprawling compromise stimulus bill that Democrats hope can be passed and signed into law by President's Day. House and Senate Democratic...Tags: Parliament, Joe Biden, Rahm Emanuel, Private Health Care, White House
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