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January 6, 2007
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'I wanted to come back here to say thank you to all of you, for the spirit of community that has always strengthened and inspired my life,' Pelosi said. 'Every step that I took to the speakership began in this neighborhood.'
January 5, 2007
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"For Pelosi, yesterday's election was not only the culmination of a long climb by women through the ranks of Congress but also the personal triumph of a hard-nosed partisan, a grandmother of six who methodically plotted the Democrats' return to power after more than a decade in the minority."
January 3, 2007
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Meyerson: "Nancy Pelosi, as smooth as Phil Burton was rough, is far more open to openness in the legislative process than her sometimes secretive mentor was."
December 17, 2006
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David Broder reflects on what Congressional leadership will look like under Speaker Pelosi.
November 13, 2006
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In the following op-ed, appearing in the Rocky Mountain News, Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi lays out what the country expects of Congressional leadership and the need for a New Direction.
September 9, 2005
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In the following op-ed, appearing in the Chicago Tribune, Leader Pelosi warns against the GOP-led Congress's penchant for "court-stripping," taking discretionary powers away from the court.
October 24, 2004
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"When adjusted for inflation, discretionary spending -- or budget items that Congress and the president can control, including defense and domestic programs, but not entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare -- shot up at an average annual rate of 5.3 percent during Bush's first six years."