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Woman on top: Nancy Pelosi is the Democrats' mid-course correction. (Gazette).
American Prospect, The, December, 2002 by Jones, Mary Lynn F.
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WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR that U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would be the next House Democratic leader, an unusual thing happened: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle cheered. Democrats, who felt the party had never found its message in the 2002 campaign, were pleased to have a leader who takes strong positions regardless of political expedience. Republicans, meanwhile, were happy to have the 62-year-old San Francisco liberal as their newest target. It remains to be seen which side will be happier two years from now, but there are good reasons to bet on Pelosi.
Pelosi won the ...
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