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Bank of America in Talks
to Buy Lehman Bros.

Investment bank looking for buyers to save it from collapse

Sep 11, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bank of America is in preliminary talks to acquire struggling investment bank Lehman Brothers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lehman has been shopping itself around in a bid to stave off collapse, but potential suitors are wary. Many want Washington to assist with a sale of the bank, whose shares... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Wall Street • Bank of America • Lehman Brothers • bailout • credit market chaos • financial crisis

 Dems Put Auto Aid in Fast Lane 

It's about jobs, Pelosi says

Sep 10, 08 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Democrats are considering a $25 billion rescue plan for the flagging US auto industry, the Los Angeles Times reports, hoping to speed the measure through Congress in a matter of weeks. “This is very, very important,” said Nancy Pelosi. “It's about jobs. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs.... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Federal aid • auto industry • House Democrats • economic stimulus package

 Lesbian Rights Pioneer Dies

87-year-old activist Del Martin one of first to wed

Aug 28, 08 1:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Veteran lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin has died in San Francisco at age 87. Martin, founder of one of the first gay rights organizations, Daughters of Bilitis, had been in declining health for years, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. She and her partner were among the first same sex... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • gay rights • gay marriage • Gavin Newsom • Del Martin • Phyllis Lyon • Daughters of Bilitis • National Center for Lesbian Rights. • American Psychiatric Association

Obama Campaign Asks Pelosi to Quiet Down

Speaker's abortion gaffe compounds general meddling, Dem adviser says

Aug 27, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi has been politely asked by Barack Obama’s campaign to refrain from making more public statements, the American Spectator reports. The House Speaker is reportedly angry about not being more included in campaign decision-making, and Catholic fury over her bungled answer to the “when does life begin?”... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Congress • abortion • presidential campaign • Catholic

 Sunday Pundits 
 Dissect Biden Pick

Biden dominates Sunday talk shows

Aug 24, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The newly announced Obama/Biden ticket predictably dominated the talk shows today. Politico gives the run-down:
  • Obama VP adviser Caroline Kennedy told Meet the Press she hoped Joe Biden would prove to be as sage a pick as her father's choice of LBJ.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned Biden's
... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Rudy Giuliani • Fox News • vice president • Obama 2008 • NBC News • Meet the Press • Barack Obama supporters • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • ABC News

 Public Vetoes Most Pols' Books 

Exceptions incluide Clintons, Obama, McCain

Aug 12, 08 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are big deals in Congress, but their power apparently doesn’t extend to bookstores, Politico reports. Despite much-hyped releases, new books by the Speaker of the House and the majority leader have sold a mere 6,500 copies—combined. These days, even B-list lawmakers have... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Newt Gingrich • Harry Reid • publishing • book • publishing industry

GOP Energy-Bill Protest Could Overlap With Dem Convention

Letter turns up heat on Pelosi to reconvene

Aug 7, 08 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans say their measures to suspend the House’s August recess and force a vote on a national energy bill could continue until just before the Democratic National Convention—or beyond, the Hill reports. “Republicans will not rest until we have an honest, up-or-down vote on the American Energy... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Republican • Democratic National Convention • John Boehner • oil drilling • House Republicans

Republicans Continue House Protest Over Energy Vote

They want Pelosi to reconvene lawmakers

Aug 5, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of House Republicans continued their protest on the floor of Congress today against Nancy Pelosi's decision to adjourn for summer recess without a vote on their energy plan, which calls for offshore drilling. The lawmakers, speaking in a dimly lit chamber witout a public-address system for the third... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • energy • politics • House of Representatives • Capitol Hill • House Republicans

BOOK REVIEW

Pelosi Teaches America's Daughters to Complain

Dem's 'tiresome' tome not worth (short) read

Aug 4, 08 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi’s new book is titled Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters. But if its contents, and the Democrat’s actions, are any indication, America’s daughters mostly have the power to whine, Samantha Sault writes in the Weekly Standard. Amid “tiresome feminist complaining,”... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • memoir • book reviews • oil drilling

Opinion

 Save the Earth: Drill in the US 

Letting other countries produce oil cures nothing: Krauthammer

Aug 1, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asked why she so vehemently opposes offshore drilling, Nancy Pelosi recently replied, “I’m trying to save the planet.” Which is a nice thought, Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post, but it’s completely illogical. We’re not saving the planet by leaving the drilling to... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • ethanol • oil exploration • Arctic oil • oil drilling • environmental impact • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • offshore oil

OPINION

Pundits Pile on Stumbling Mac

As candidate flails, labels range from dishonorable to 'stupid,' and 'losing it'

Jul 31, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rare level of pundit fury is flying at John McCain, as some erstwhile defenders lose patience with the Republican. Daniel Henninger asks point blank in the Wall Street Journal, “Is John McCain stupid? Is John McCain losing it?” The venerable rightie documents lazy and repeated stumbles on social... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • John McCain • Al Gore • flip flop • Social Security • honor

Pelosi: 'I Am Not Giving the Gavel Away to Anyone'

Speaker muses on wielding power in contentious era

Jul 29, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newly minted author Nancy Pelosi launched her book tour this week, and one of the first stops is a sit-down with Politico. Of her hard-nosed blockade of GOP attempts to authorize offshore drilling, she says, “I’m trying to save the planet. I will not have this debate trivialized... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • GOP • mortgage • power • children's health care • George W. Bush • offshore oil

Gore Wows Bloggers at Austin Show

Surprise visit sparks talk of green issues, White House post

Jul 19, 08 6:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore surprised a crowd of liberal bloggers today by showing up at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas. He wowed the 3,000 progressives by emerging after Nancy Pelosi and giving a speech on the importance of grassroots organization for green issues. When asked about sharing a spot... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Al Gore • netroots • Netroots Nation

 Pelosi: Bush Is a 'Total Failure' 

House speaker lashes out at president after he criticizes Congress

Jul 17, 08 8:15 PM CDT
(AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out at President Bush in unusually personal terms today, calling him a "total failure" as president. "You know, God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States, a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • George W. Bush

Obama Campaign Insular, Arrogant, Hill Dems Complain

Lawmakers cite lack of coordination with presidential candidate

Jul 15, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Congressional Democrats say they're not feeling the love from Barack Obama's campaign, Politico reports, with the candidate inattentive to broader election strategy and his camp uncommunicative on the day-to-day message blitz. "They think they know what’s right and everyone else is wrong on everything,” one senior... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Congress • Democrats • Harry Reid • campaign fundraising • congressional Democrats • campaign • campaign staff

House Passes Compromise FISA Bill

Most Democrats oppose immunity for telecom companies

Jun 20, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The House today approved a bill updating FISA law and granting qualified immunity to telecom companies that aided the Bush administration in warrantless wiretapping. A majority of Democrats opposed the bill, which passed 293-129. Nancy Pelosi supported the measure despite serious reservations because it refutes the administration's argument about "... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • FISA • warrantless wiretapping • telecom immunity

Primary Winners and Losers— Beyond Barack and Hillary

Big gambles led to
big payoffs, losses

Jun 12, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be the big winner, but loads of other political fortunes hung in the balance this primary season. Politico breaks down the winners and losers. Winners:
  • Claire McCaskill: Got tons of air-time and used it brilliantly for Obama
  • Nancy Pelosi: Pulled off a nifty trick by
... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • primary • Ed Rendell • Claire McCaskill • Mike Easley • Democratic presidential primaries • Daniel Inouye • political endorsement • surrogates • Anibal Acevedo Vila

8 Democratic Senators,
Pelosi Declare Race Over

Time to get behind Obama, though none calling for Hillary to concede

Jun 4, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eight previously neutral senators declared the Democratic race over today, saying in a statement their party's “nominee for President has now been chosen.” Tom Harkin, Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Ken Salazar, Ron Wyden, Mary Landrieiu, Frank Lautenberg and Ben Cardin asserted, “Our focus is now on …... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Ed Rendell • Ken Salazar

 Dems Move to
 End Clinton Campaign 

Pelosi, Reid, Dean give superdelegates 48 hours

Jun 4, 08 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic party's three top leaders wasted no time in calling on all outstanding superdelegates this morning to make up their minds by Friday. Only a few hours after Barack Obama laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Howard Dean issued a carefully worded statement... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Harry Reid • Howard Dean • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic Party • superdelegates

Top Democrats
Say Race Ends
Next Week

Reid, Pelosi to push
for quick resolution,
good news for Obama

May 29, 08 9:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic leaders say the primary fight will be over next week, making it all but certain that Barack Obama will be the nominee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and party chief Howard Dean say they will press uncommitted superdelegates to make up their minds by midweek,... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic nomination • Michigan primary • Florida primary

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