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politico.com - 1/6/2009
With 111th, the age of Pelosi dawns
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Nancy Pelosi is living the paradox of a politician whose dreams are about to come true.
humanevents.com - 1/5/2009
Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules
— humanevents.com — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write House rules today to ensure that the Republican minority is... unable to have any influence on legislation. Pelosi s proposals are so draconian, and will so polarize the Capitol, that any thought ... (more) Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules

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thehill.com - 1/8/2009
Pelosi: No February recess without stimulus
— thehill.com — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she will keep Congress in session through the Presidents... Day recess if an economic stimulus package isn’t completed for President-elect Obama by then. Pelosi’s comments came just minutes before ... (more) Pelosi: No February recess without stimulus

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The Caucus:  The Early Word: 111th Congress Opens

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The Early Word: 111th Congress Opens
The Caucus — ... on several grounds. From The Times’s Kirk Johnson: “Mr. Coleman’s lawyers said the lawsuit would focus much more narrowly on batches of absentee votes that the campaign believed were either not recounted or recounted incorrectly. Under Minnesota law, Mr. Coleman has seven calendar days to file a contested election lawsuit, and there are some political experts who think he might change his mind and concede.” (Mr. Coleman is expected to make a statement in Minnesota this afternoon.) The Politico’s Glenn Thrush , meanwhile, writes that the 111th Congress is the “age of Pelosi.” He ...

House Party with Nancy Pelosi
N/A — ... Little Nancy, happy at last? ““She’s been working her entire career to be at this point — a speaker with a big enough majority that she can actually do something,” said Pelosi biographer Mark Sandalow . . .” ...

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