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Nancy Pelosi has represented California's Eighth District in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. She was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Jan. 4, 2007. Nancy Pelosi's father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as Baltimore's mayor for 12 years after representing the city for five terms in Congress. Nancy Pelosi's brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also served as mayor of Baltimore. Nancy Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962.
Nancy Pelosi has represented California's Eighth District in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. She was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Jan. 4, 2007. Nancy Pelosi's father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as Baltimore's mayor for 12 years after representing the city for five terms in Congress. Nancy Pelosi's brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also served as mayor of Baltimore. Nancy Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962.
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Lori's views outside the Catholic mainstream
Archbishop William E. Lori writes that religious freedom is under threat in the United States by the exclusion of religious values from public life ("Religious freedom under threat in U.S.," June 16). This is difficult to understand in Maryland where...Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Lobbying, Same-Sex Marriage
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Newtown marks six-month anniversary of school shooting
People in Newtown, Conn., and around the country paused Friday to remember the tragic shooting rampage that took place at an elementary school six months ago to the day. While Newtown Public Schools officials planned no memorials or other events to mark...
Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Gun Control, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Newtown Families Returning to Washington
The Hartford CourantNewtown gun control advocates will travel to Washington this week to lobby lawmakers and to raise awareness for their cause as they approach the six-month anniversary of the school shootings. Family members of Daniel Barden, Lauren Rousseau, Jesse Lewis,...Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Harry Reid, Eric Cantor
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Newtown Church Bells Will Ring On Anniversary
The Hartford CourantIn Newtown Friday, church bells will toll, clergy will host an inter-faith gathering and activists will call for stricter gun laws as the community observes the six-month anniversary of the worst elementary school shooting in U.S. history. The day...Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Elizabeth Esty, Chris Murphy, Gun Control
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Newtown families push for gun control, go back to Congress
WASHINGTON — Although the drive for tougher gun controls has faded into the background, families of victims in the Newtown school shooting returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to show they are not giving up. Advocacy groups on both sides of the...
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Leaning to the right or left
"Tell me something," my neighbor Babble demanded. "Do you know whether I'm a Republican or a Democrat?" I really don't, Babble, I said. I don't recall hearing you speak highly of either political party. I've heard you curse a lot of politicians, but...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Gun Control, Politics, Entertainment, Barack Obama
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First Amendment clause-trophobia
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Planned Parenthood, Civil Rights, Freedom of the Press, Political Fundraising
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Dems should have passed single-payer when they had chance
WASHINGTON What's generally termed ObamaCare wasn't the brainstorm of President Obama, but an Alice in Wonderland "witches brew" concocted in 2010 by Senate Majority Harry Reid and then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with generous advice from Big Pharma,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Harry Reid, Washington, DC, Medical Research
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Obama returns to Chicago for fundraising pitch
President Barack Obama came home to Chicago on Wednesday to raise money for Democratic congressional candidates as part of his party's push to take back control of the House and preserve Democrats' majority in the Senate next year. While potentially a...
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Obama in Chicago for Democratic congressional fundraisers
Clout StreetPresident Barack Obama is back in Chicago tonight for a pair of fundraisers as Democrats try to capture the House and defend the Senate next year. During his 15-minute remarks at the Hilton, Obama said he's willing to work with Republicans, but said he...Tags: Bobby Rush, Rahm Emanuel, Gun Control, Chicago Hotels, Jan Schakowsky
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GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes,...
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: Lobbying, Bacon, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Congress
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