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'''Nancy Pelosi''', M.C. is the Representative for the 8th Congressional District of [[San Francisco]], [[California]] and is the outgoing [[Speaker of the House]], succeeding [[J. Dennis Hastert]] and preceding [[John Boehner]]. She is the first woman to become House Speaker.  Pelosi, a [[Liberal]] [[Democrat]], is among the top ten richest members of the House. <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.asp?CID=N00007360&year=2005 opensecrets.org]</ref>

'''Nancy Pelosi''', M.C. is the Representative for the 8th Congressional District of [[San Francisco]], [[California]] and is the outgoing [[Speaker of the House]], succeeding [[J. Dennis Hastert]] and preceding [[John Boehner]]. She is the first woman to become House Speaker.  Pelosi, a [[Liberal]] [[Democrat]], is among the top ten richest members of the House. <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.asp?CID=N00007360&year=2005 opensecrets.org]</ref>

Pelosi prides herself in "being called a liberal" and does not consider herself a "moderate". <ref>Michael Crowley, "Follow the Leader," New Republic, November 25, 2002.</ref> Before becoming Speaker of the House, she was the Congressional Representative for the district containing [[San Francisco]] and has generally been criticized for imposing [[San Francisco values]] on mainstream America.  In July 2008 Pelosi told [[George Stephanopoulos]] on [[ABC News]]'s on the ''[[This Week]]'' program,

Pelosi prides herself in "being called a liberal" and does not consider herself a "moderate". <ref>Michael Crowley, "Follow the Leader," New Republic, November 25, 2002.</ref> Before becoming Speaker of the House, she was the Congressional Representative for the district containing [[San Francisco]] and has generally been criticized for imposing [[San Francisco values]] on mainstream America.  In July 2008 Pelosi told [[George Stephanopoulos]] on [[ABC News]]'s on the ''[[This Week]]'' program, {{Cquote|I'm trying to save the planet, I'm trying to save the planet<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUx6o9qpYY</ref>}}

{{Cquote|I'm trying to save the planet, I'm trying to save the planet<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUx6o9qpYY</ref>}}

Pelosi grew up in a political family; her father was a Congressman and the mayor of [[Baltimore]] for twelve years. She graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962. After marrying and having five children, Pelosi rose in the ranks in Democratic Party politics and became representative to the Democratic National Committee and chair of the California Democratic Party. In 1987, Pelosi made a leap into elected office by winning a special election upon the death of Representative Sala Burton. She served on the Appropriations Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In 2002 she was elected Minority Leader and Speaker of the House after the 2006 midterm elections when Democrats gained the majorities in the House and Senate. John McCain referred to her as "one of the great American success stories" and "an inspiration."<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/29/MN0I121CI9.DTL&type=politics McCain extends olive branch to Pelosi, Gore]</ref>

Pelosi grew up in a political family; her father was a Congressman and the mayor of [[Baltimore]] for twelve years. She graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962. After marrying and having five children, Pelosi rose in the ranks in Democratic Party politics and became representative to the Democratic National Committee and chair of the California Democratic Party. In 1987, Pelosi made a leap into elected office by winning a special election upon the death of Representative Sala Burton. She served on the Appropriations Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In 2002 she was elected Minority Leader and Speaker of the House after the 2006 midterm elections when Democrats gained the majorities in the House and Senate. John McCain referred to her as "one of the great American success stories" and "an inspiration."<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/29/MN0I121CI9.DTL&type=politics McCain extends olive branch to Pelosi, Gore]</ref>