Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Pelosi Briefly Hospitalized in Rome

Ex-Speaker released after suffering 'minor ailment'

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 21, 2011 11:45 AM CDT

(Newser) – Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized today in Rome but has been released, an Italian news agency has reported. She entered the hospital for a "minor ailment" after feeling "slightly unwell," the agency said, without providing specifics. US officials are keeping mum on the incident, the AP notes. The House Democratic leader, who is in Italy for the country’s 150th anniversary, had been scheduled to meet with the defense minister and other Italian officials, notes the AFP.

In this picture made available by the Council for the United States and Italy, Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler Group LLC,in Rome, March 18, 2011. (AP Photo/The Council for the United States and Italy, Marino Presta,)

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2011, file photo House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. An Italian news agency says that Pelosi was hospitalized briefly in Rome with... (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

CLICK BELOW TO VOTE

12%

16%

55%

To report an error on this story, notify our editors.

More Newser Stories

Mobster's Tomb Opened in Quest to Solve Vatican Mystery

Bones removed from Roman basilica in search for missing teen

(NEWSER) - Italian cops cracked open the jewel-encrusted tomb of a murdered mob boss yesterday in a bid to solve the 1983 disappearance of a Vatican employee's teenage daughter. Experts opened the casket of Enrico de Pedis inside the crypt of a prestigious Roman basilica and discovered that he was the only one inside it, although boxes of old bones from the nearby ossuary were removed for testing, AP reports. More»

Pelosi Daughter: Mom Wants to Retire

Alexandra says her mother 'wants to have a life'

(NEWSER) - In the for-what-it's-worth department: Nancy Pelosi's daughter tells the conservative Big Government website that her mom would love to leave Congress. "She would retire right now, if the donors she has didn’t want her to stay so badly," says filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi. "She’s 71, she wants to have a life, she’s done. It’s obligation, that’s all I’m saying." A follow-up text had this all-important caveat, however: "I have never talked to Nancy Pelosi about any of this." More»

Pelosi to Women: GOP Waging Assault on Your Health

Three GOP-backed bills threaten abortion access

(NEWSER) - The GOP and its barrage of abortion-linked bills are a menace to women's health, says an incensed Nancy Pelosi, who calls the "extreme legislation" the "the most comprehensive and radical assault on women's health in our lifetime." And she worries that women aren't fired up enough about the possibility that their access to abortion will be cut, the Huffington Post reports. One bill, HR 3, would cut tax credits and benefits of employers who offer health insurance that covers abortion access. HR 217 would cut family-planning funds to organizations offering abortion access, crippling groups like Planned Parenthood. More»

Subway 'Bomb' Rattles Rome

Shoebox device sparks bomb scare

(NEWSER) - A fake bomb sparked a major scare in the Rome subway system yesterday. Bomb disposal experts discovered that the device—found on an empty subway car at the end of the line—contained a cement-like powder instead of explosives and didn't have a trigger mechanism, AP reports. The city could "breath a sigh of relief," Rome's mayor told reporters. "It's a bluff, a provocation in bad taste that regardless showed there was no danger of attacks in our city," he said. Officials throughout Europe are on alert as terrorist "chatter" concerning holiday attacks is on the rise. More»

Protests Rage on in Rome, London

Not a good day to be a tourist in Europe...

(NEWSER) - Now is not the time to be embarking on your dream trip to Italy ... or England. Both countries are weathering yet another day of student protests. In Rome, police vans and rows of riot-gear-clad officers barricaded access to the city's historic center in an attempt to keep students away from Parliament, where lawmakers will vote today on a contested university reform bill. Similar protests snarled Milan, Turin, Naples, and Venice, reports the AP . In Genoa, students protested under the slogan "they block our future, we block the cities." More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Pelosi Briefly Hospitalized in Rome

Ex-Speaker released after suffering 'minor ailment'

OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR

Nancy Pelosi • Italy • Rome • House minority leader • hospitalization

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Mobster's Tomb Opened in Quest to Solve Vatican Mystery

Bones removed from Roman basilica in search for missing teen

Pelosi Daughter: Mom Wants to Retire

Alexandra says her mother 'wants to have a life'

Pelosi to Women: GOP Waging Assault on Your Health

Three GOP-backed bills threaten abortion access

Subway 'Bomb' Rattles Rome

Shoebox device sparks bomb scare

Protests Rage on in Rome, London

Not a good day to be a tourist in Europe...

About Us

Site

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?