Read more speaker of the House stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18746/speaker-of-the-house.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:24:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73579/palin-renews-death-panels-argument.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin has returned to her Facebook soapbox to reinvigorate the "death panels" meme she helped popularize. "We had been told there were no 'death panels' in the bill," says an essay posted to the former Alaska governor's page. "But look closely at the provision mandating bureaucratic panels that will...http://www.newser.com/story/73579/palin-renews-death-panels-argument.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73556/pelosi-that-was-easy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"This victory belongs to her," said a 10-term rep as Nancy Pelosi doggedly pushed health reform through the House last night. “As far as I know she never sleeps nor eats.” And though the speaker herself joked, "That was easy" last night, Politico notes that Pelosi used every tool in...http://www.newser.com/story/73556/pelosi-that-was-easy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 7:33:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73112/life-inside-nancy-pelosis-bubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNancy Pelosi is smiling that trademark mask-like smile as she sits down for the interview. A recent California poll puts her approval rating at 34%, a big plunge from 48% in March, but the speaker barely noticed. Whenever poll numbers come up she waves her staff off, saying, “I’ll take...http://www.newser.com/story/73112/life-inside-nancy-pelosis-bubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 12:33:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71462/gop-trains-fire-on-pelosi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublicans angling to take back the House and Senate in 2010—or at least trim their losses from the last two elections—are making attacks on Nancy Pelosi a central feature of their campaign, and it's already getting ugly. The GOP has been releasing statements mocking "Gen. Pelosi" for alleged...http://www.newser.com/story/71462/gop-trains-fire-on-pelosi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 6:31:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71245/pelosi-eye-roll-hints-at-dem-rift-on-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt was a little thing. After Tuesday’s powwow with the president on Afghan strategy, Harry Reid emerged from the White House with Nancy Pelosi and announced: “Everyone said that ‘whatever decision you make, we will support it,’” as the House speaker rolled her eyes. Though she maintains she's "not...http://www.newser.com/story/71245/pelosi-eye-roll-hints-at-dem-rift-on-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 10:40:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69923/tom-delay-dons-rhinestones-for-dwts-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTom DeLay will make you laugh when he hits the dance floor tonight, and not just because he'll be wearing rhinestones for his Dancing With the Stars debut, predicts Emily Miller, who was DeLay's communications director when he was majority leader of the House. Miller, who was privy to a...http://www.newser.com/story/69923/tom-delay-dons-rhinestones-for-dwts-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 14:28:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69667/tearful-pelosi-fears-rhetoric-could-lead-to-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFighting back tears, Nancy Pelosi said today she fears the inflammatory rhetoric surrounding current political debate could lead to violence, the Hill reports. “I have concerns about some of the language that is being used because I saw…I saw this myself in the late '70s in San Francisco,” the House...http://www.newser.com/story/69667/tearful-pelosi-fears-rhetoric-could-lead-to-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66559/pelosi-hoyer-health-reform-haters-ignore-facts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe debate over universal health care has lasted almost a century, and once again, an overhaul faces tough odds. This time, not only are opponents trying to “misrepresent” legislation—many others have been crashing meetings and making “civil dialogue” on the issue impossible, write Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer in...http://www.newser.com/story/66559/pelosi-hoyer-health-reform-haters-ignore-facts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 13:22:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62832/gore-works-the-phones-for-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Gore is engaging in phone diplomacy today as the House prepares to vote on a landmark climate bill tomorrow. Original plans called for the former VP to appear in person, but Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers are close enough to an agreement that it's not necessary. Others offer a less...http://www.newser.com/story/62832/gore-works-the-phones-for-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 12:35:01 CDT