Jan 7th, 2009 · Congressman Cliff Stearns, a Republican from Florida, asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reconsider any votes scheduled for Thursday. The reason: Stearns is hoping to go to college football's championship game. Number-two Florida plays number-one Oklahoma in Miami. Pelosi's office says there won't be a change in the schedule. Among the issues to be considered: certification of the Electoral College vote that gives Barack Obama the presidency.
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Jan 6th, 2009 · The new House of Representatives was sworn in with pomp, circumstance and an ambitious Democratic agenda. Nancy Pelosi was re-elected speaker and the Democrats changed some House rules, such as repealing term limits for committee chairs. This has Republicans grousing at the festivities.
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Nov 6th, 2008 · The leaders of Detroit's three automakers and the head of the United Auto Workers are meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Faced with terrible sales numbers, the car companies are asking for $25 billion dollars in emergency loans to stay afloat.
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Nov 5th, 2008 · Democrats are on a path to win up to 20 House seats after Tuesday's elections. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said her party's first order of business was a lame-duck session to enact another economic stimulus package. She talks about her plans to work with the Republican minority.
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Sep 24th, 2008 · House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offers her insight on the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry and its prospects in Congress.
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Aug 25th, 2008 · House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to speak on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. She says the party needs to reach out to blue-collar voters and show critics that Barack Obama will fight for working families.
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Jul 28th, 2008 · On Jan. 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi made history as the first female speaker of the House. She talks with Deborah Amos about her new book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. Pelosi comes from a devoutly Democratic family, and she charts her journey from stay-at-home mom to politician.
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Jun 18th, 2008 · One of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's greatest frustrations in the past 18 months has been the inability of Congress to cut funding for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And back home in Pelosi's San Francisco district, the inaction is regarded by some as betrayal. Scott Shafer reports from member station KQED in San Francisco.
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