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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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City Lights: The funniest man in the county
The following column is very funny. At least, it better be. A prize-winning comedian helped me write it. The other week, an email landed in my inbox declaring that Mark Schumacher, a high school teacher who lives in Trabuco Canyon, had trounced the...
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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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Eventful week looms for Hesburgh
SOUTH BEND -- This coming week is a big week for the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. Hesburgh will celebrate his 96th birthday next Saturday, May 25. But two other occasions will precede that: - Hesburgh...
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House Republicans repudiate Obama healthcare program -- again
WASHINGTON – House Republicans voted for the 37th time Thursday evening to repeal all or part of President Obama’s healthcare law, underscoring once again the deep partisan divide over the landmark 2010 legislation. The bill to roll back the...Tags: Justice System, Consumers, Court Administration, Judges, Government Health Care
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Mark Sanford attributes victory to S.C.'s tradition of forgiveness
WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford said his surprisingly strong victory in a special election Tuesday is a testament to South Carolina’s forgiving tradition, and he vowed to be a watchdog for taxpayers in his district when he returns to Congress. Sanford,...
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House seat
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor’s office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election. Sanford defeated Democratic neophyte...Tags: Steve Israel, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Israel, Republican Party
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Mark Sanford and the end of the GOP culture wars
In April 1861, South Carolina fired the first shots of the Civil War. Almost exactly 152 years later, it may have fired the final shots of the Republican Party’s culture war. South Carolinians on Tuesday elected former Gov. Mark Sanford to the...Tags: CBS Corp., Executive Branch, Republican Party, Adultery, Same-Sex Marriage
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South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor's office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election, holding the seat for Republicans. Sanford...
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Republicans get tough talk from one of their own
Sun SentinelBlaise Ingoglia is one of Florida’s more colorful Republican leaders. The home builder, who enjoys tea party support, is chairman of the Hernando County Republican Party and vice chairman of the state party. He also makes “Government Gone...Tags: Politics, Hernando County (Florida), Apple iPod, Harry Reid, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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South Carolina election a dead heat, Democratic robopoll shows
The high-profile House race between former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is going down to the wire as a dead heat, according to a Democratic poll released Sunday night. The survey, by Public Policy Polling,...
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Hackers pose a serious threat to U.S. small business
When I bought Marlin Steel in 1998, the extent of its technology was an old fax machine. Today, our factory is full of industrial robots that are fed computer-aided designs and churn out steel containers for industry 60 times faster than before. We're...
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In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues
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