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GOP takes wait-and-see tack on health

Nov. 1, 2009
Capitol Hill Republicans, hammered repeatedly by the Democratic majority for nitpicking President Obama's health care overhaul but not offering an alternative, say they're keeping their cards close to the vest until the endgame on the House floor. Republican officials say they won't show their...
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday if Republicans think she should be put "in her place," that place is speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- The National Republican Congressional Committee says Iowa voters will face a "liberal agenda" during an upcoming visit by U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, under fire for statements about torture, rejected invitations to hit the Sunday talk show circuit.

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WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has threatened to call House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to answer questions about terror interrogations.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., indicated Thursday that she was not interested in reinstating the ban on assault weapons.
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Sgt-at-arms says he requested Pelosi plane

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Pelosi bans smoking in Speaker's Lobby

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Wednesday banned smoking from the Speaker's Lobby in the House building. "The days of smoke-filled rooms in the United States Capitol are over," Pelosi said in a statement.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch