Topic: Nancy Pelosi

House Democrats elect Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader despite big election lossesHouse Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader Wednesday despite massive party losses in this month's congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership. ...

Republicans tap Boehner as US House speaker

Fresh from huge gains in this month's elections, Republicans on Wednesday officially chose John Boehner to serve as the next speaker of the House of Representatives.Boehner now awaits near-certain election by the full House as speaker when Republicans step into Congress on ...

House Republicans pick Boehner as speaker

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday formally made John Boehner their pick to lead the chamber when they take control of it from President Barack Obama's Democrats on January 5.Boehner is virtually certain to be elected speaker ...
House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader Wednesday despite massive party losses in this month's congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership. Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, will become minority leader when Republicans ...
House Democrats appear ready to keep their leadership team intact, with Nancy Pelosi of California still on top, even though they suffered huge losses in midterm elections this month.. But the focus is on the Democrats, the majority party soon to be ...
Pelosi is poised to stay atop House Democrats, but unlike GOP, party remains dividedFractious House Democrats feuded Tuesday over their leader's refusal to step aside after massive election losses, and some signaled they will compromise with Republicans over the next two years. ...

Nancy Pelosi Wolf Blitzer

/u-s-house-of-representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "a total failure. US Congress leader Pelosi calls Bush 'a total failure' (July 17, 2008)

Time Person of the Year 2009

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been named 2009 Person of the Year . According to Time magazine's senior writer Michael Grunwald , "His creative leadership helped ensure that 2009 was a period of weak recovery rather than catastrophic depression , and ...

Pelosi Bush A 'Total Failure'

/u-s-house-of-representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives">House Nancy Pelosi launched a volley in what appeared to be an escalating war of words between President Bush and the Democratic led Congress. A day after Bush had said that Congress was neglecting its basic responsibilities, Pelosi ...
Still speaker but not next year's leader, Pelosi to gavel in Congress as turmoil swirlsThe petite woman in regal purple edged her way behind a raucous mob of reporters awaiting the next speaker of the House, a brutal midterm election behind her ...