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"The lower chamber is commonly called the People's House, but the first female Speaker has made it clear throughout her reign that it is also Pelosi's House."

"Just call her Nancy the Navigator. 'I have always loved longitude,' Nancy Pelosi says before breaking into laughter. 'I love latitude; it's in the stars. But longitude, it's about time. ... Time and clocks and all the rest of that have always been a fascination for me.'"

"Nancy Pelosi is riding high. Coming off a series of legislative wins -- most recently last week, after President Bush backed off his veto threat on a Democrat-backed housing bill -- and entering the homestretch of her first Congress as Speaker, the San Francisco Democrat can scarcely find a flaw in her own performance. Asked to name her greatest accomplishment, she spends six minutes ticking off victories on everything from fuel efficiency to veterans' benefits."

"The House approved a sweeping plan Wednesday to ease the country's most serious housing crisis since the Great Depression by providing aid to homeowners facing foreclosure and a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

"House Republicans on Thursday scuttled a bill that Democrats hoped would help lower gasoline prices by forcing the Energy Department to release 70 million barrels of oil -- about a three-day supply -- from the national stockpile."

"Democrats are marching through their legislative agenda as they near the fall election season, scoring several key victories and forcing President Bush to abandon his veto threats."

"Promising that Congress is still listening to their hurricane recovery needs, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told leaders of New Orleans colleges and universities today that a new emergency stimulus package includes a higher education disaster loan program and a key insurance waiver the schools have been asking for."

"Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, was asked a question here at a bloggers conference about energy. Ms. Pelosi glanced at her BlackBerry, noting that she had an e-mail message from a friend on that very subject."