Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

On quick Iraq trip, Pelosi talks of U.S. role

May. 10, 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged Sunday that the United States would maintain "intense political involvement" in Iraq, even as the American military withdraws tens of thousands of combat troops by next year. Pelosi, an opponent of the U.S.-led invasion in...
Related Stories from UPI.com
Pelosi: Becoming legendary House speaker

Pelosi: Becoming legendary House speaker

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Washington insiders are saying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become the most powerful woman in U.S. political history.

Pelosi visits Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 17 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to Iraq Saturday, meeting with U.S. and Iraqi officials, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said.

Pelosi links support to readiness

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says congressional approval of war funding will depend on strict adherence to training and deployment standards.

Sgt-at-arms says he requested Pelosi plane

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. House sergeant-at-arms says he and not Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked for a larger plane for her personal use to travel cross-country non-stop.

Speaker Pelosi on surprise Baghdad visit

BAGHDAD, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to Baghdad Friday to meet with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Bush: 'Congratulations Madame Speaker!'

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Tuesday began his State of the Union address by congratulating Nancy Pelosi on becoming the first female speaker of the House.

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.

Pelosi backs Murtha for majority leader

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Prospective U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has thrown her support behind Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., in the election for House majority speaker.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler