Pelosi takes up Democratic leadership in House

WAP2003010707 - WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Incoming House Democratic Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Calif., recites the pledge of allegiance before being sworn into office on Jan. 7, 2003, on Capitol Hill. Grandchildren Madeleine Prowda, 4, Sean Kenneally, 3, Liam Kenneally, 5, and Alexander Prowda, 6, left to right, help out as their mothers Nancy Prowda, left, and Jacqueline Kennealy try to keep the children under control. Pelosi is the first woman to hold the top Democratic post in the House of Representatives. rlw/Roger L. Wollenberg UPI