WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has dug herself into a deep pit in her escalating row with the CIA -- and she is dragging a reluctant President Barack Obama into the hole with her.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi presented film director George Lucas with the Lincoln Medal at the Ford's Theater grand reopening celebration in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The ultimate status symbol in Washington now is having access to U.S. President Barack Obama's new, super-secret e-mail address, observers say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama warned of tough days ahead when he introduced his new economic team Monday. Yet the markets rose following his news conference for the second day in a row.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- It's triage time for Motown. General Motors has warned it will go under if the federal government doesn't bail it out immediately. GM and the other Detroit auto giants look certain to get the money, but the conditions under which they get it will reveal plenty about whether old-style or new-style Democrats will be running the United States.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- It took only a few hours for the 133 Republicans and 95 Democrats who voted against the emergency bailout plan Monday to learn the first costs of their actions: $1.2 trillion.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives, voting 273 to 156, failed to override President George Bush's veto of State Children's Health Insurance Program funding.

JERUSALEM, July 18 (UPI) -- Israel has confirmed third parties are being used to convey messages between its government and Syria's, Haaretz reported Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Incoming U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi plans four days of celebrations for her Jan. 4 appointment as the first woman to hold the office.