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EBay Meets With Shareholders
EBay held its annual shareholders' meeting Wednesday at its headquarters in San Jose, Calif. For the first time in recent years, the event wasn't held in conjunction with an "eBay Live" conference with sellers, which the company decided not to have this year.
After dispensing with the formalities of approving new members of the company's board and a stock options plan for employees, eBay's chief executive John Donahoe took the microphone to revisit his vision for the ecommerce company that he first outlined to analysts in March. (He even used the same PowerPoint slides.)
"The Internet is still in its early days. And I would assert that ecommerce is still in its early days," he said. The company's push into the "secondary market" of overstock, out-of-season and used items is just another term for the kind of commerce in which eBay already does well, he said.
During a question and answer period, Donahoe got grilled by one shareholder who noted that over the last two years, his eBay shares have gone down in value 50%, while rival Amazon.com's shares have risen. The investor said: "Regarding marketplaces and some of the changes that you want to make, the question is: why haven't those changes happened sooner?"
In response, Donahoe admitted that in recent years "Amazon set a different standard" in what shoppers expect out of their ecommerce experience. "Eighteen months ago we came to the realization that our user experience hadn't kept up," Donahoe said, so he launched a series of controversial changes to how the ecommerce marketplace works. "We aren't trying to be Amazon, just as Amazon isn't trying to be eBay. We are the only marketplace that can focus on the huge secondary market," he said.


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Day one of the Augusta Southern Nationals taking place Friday on the Savannah River. For the teams, it's all about just hitting the water and getting ready for the big race weekend ahead.
Today is what's Test and Tune Day, where drivers can run the liquid quarter mile and then, come back to their trailers to make final changes before qualifying begins tomorrow. In fact, the trailers is where of the hard work is done. Just like in motorsports, these teams have pit crews, who work tirelessly on the boats before and after races. It's a lot of work for a five second race but these teams know it's necessary.
"It's a lot of work and man hours to run this thing for just under 5 seconds," said Geral Casey of Hot Licks Racing. "But it has to have a complete service or we'll end destroying a motor if we don't do that."
"Part of it is being able to make the boat perform at a high level, go out and run in a 4.5 second pass, come back, be able to take it apart, put it back together and go out and make it perform again," said Craig Fridlund of Probolem Child Racing. "And that's what it takes to win races."
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Killer whose screams disrupted court taken to hospital for evaluation
UPDATE:.: Cummings has returned from Pakland.
Original post 3:04 p.m.:Last week, Demarius Cummings caused an uproar in court when his visceral screams prevented family members from making a victim impact statement in court. He was acting out after being senteced to life with out parole on a capital murder charge.
Cummings' struggles with bailiffs, banging on the walls and screams caused State District Judge Mike Snipes to declare it wasn't safe for him to return to the courtroom.
Dallas County Sheriff's office spokeswoman Kim Leach said that there have been no reports of problems since Thursday when he was sentenced.
But, Leach said, he was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital to be evaluated. She is checking to see whether he has returned.
Leach said Cummings has previously been disrespectful to the jail staff.
Cummings and his cousin were convicted of killing and robbing Steve Swan outside a Garland Christian music recording studio. Evidence also showed he and Broadnax gunned down Matthew Butler, the owner of the recording studio.
Broadnax, who pulled the trigger, was sentenced to death in 2009.


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Slacked off a little but still running. Tweaked my ankle last week so mainly walking and shoveling snow since then
I need new shoes as well but need to save up a bit more money first.
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BELL CITY - Thomas Harris Rendleman Sr., 92, died May 17, 2003, at his home.
Born March 22, 1911, in Ullin, Ill., son of the late Gabriel and Georgia Goodman Rendleman, he graduated in 1931 from Bell City High School and was a retired farmer. A member of the Bell City United Methodist Church for more than 68 years, he was also a charter member of the Bell City Rotary Club.
On July 27, 1935, in Kennett, he married Mona Bollinger who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son, Thomas H. Rendleman Jr. of Bell City; two daughters, Suzanne Boswell of Scott City and Mary Hart of Advance; three sisters, Marcia Kinder and Joann Johnson of Painton and Virginia Jenkins of Advance; and nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Visitation is from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bell City United Methodist Church with the Rev. Linda Zych, officiating.
Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Advance.
Memorial contributions may be sent to:
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Belle Reve to host program on Veterans Aid/Attendance Pension
Belle Reve Senior Living Center will host a program on the Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension at 1 p.m. Wednesday at 404 E. Harford St., Milford, Pa.
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It seems to take everything entirely too long to get paperwork to move through the perry county courthouse. Yes we all understand some things take time, but there are numerous items that are simple documents that should not take long. Getting divorce paperwork through the court, the most recent divorce a friend of mine endured, took 6 month instead of 3. It is already a hard enough thing to deal with, but to remain married to someone whom you have already decided was no longer tolerable, but to extend things 3 months past, is rediculous. Both parties were in agreement, no objections from either lawyer, then why does it take so long?? Child support is the same way. Whether is is getting it started, or ended, why does it take so long? There are too many cut and dry things that are costing tax payers too much money, waiting.. and waiting... What are we doing in the courthouse that takes so long???
If something in the government is not to your liking, change it.
The way to do that is to get out and WORK at getting someone else elected to do that job.
That is the way it works.
Complaining about the government gets nothing done.
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Agreed that processes could be sped up at the Perry County Court House. The Perry County Court House is to serve the citizens of Perry County. If our services are not being preformed in a timely manner, perhaps it is due time to bring new people in to get the job done in a respectable time frame?


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The Orient express is going like a freight train and showing little sign of stopping. Its next journey is a trip across London to Brentford in search of an eighth successive league win and yet more history.
Russell Slade's side have been in fine form this season. Twenty-one points from 21 and the best start to a campaign since the club was founded in 1881 mean they began the weekend five points clear at the top of League One and must now be regarded as promotion contenders.
Leyton Orient have not played in the second tier of English football for 32 years but have an excellent opportunity to end that absence. The east London club have started the season where they left off last time out, when they missed out on a play-off place by one point, and have taken the division by storm.
Seven successive victories at the beginning of a league campaign may not be unprecedented but it is unusual. Leeds United accomplished the same feat in 2008 when they began the campaign on minus 15 points, while Reading hold the record for the most wins at the start of the season after an unbelievable run of 13 in 1986.
If Orient secure three points against Uwe Rösler's Brentford on Monday they will have made the best start by any side in the top four divisions since José Mourinho's Chelsea won nine back to back in 2006.
It will be no easy task. Brentford, who share a simmering rivalry with their opponents from across the capital, were desperately unlucky to miss out on promotion on the final day in May before losing in the play-off final to Yeovil.
They are just one side in a division boasting pedigree such as Wolves, Preston and Sheffield United who will have harboured promotion ambitions at the beginning of the season but the Orient captain, Nathan Clarke, says the limitations at the club have actually worked to their advantage.
"I know the manager has been saying we're a bit low on numbers but it gives you that togetherness. It's a close group and everyone's looking out for each other," he says. "There's nobody that you wouldn't sit down and have a cup of tea with. Everybody's bouncing off each other and there's nobody giving it the big one. It's a very tightknit club, the fans that we've got are very loyal. You can feel it around the club, everybody knows everybody, and it's a good place to be at. I can really sense the togetherness here."
Orient began the weekend as the Football League's top scorers with 21 goals and with Kevin Lisbie and David Mooney in top form the team are confident that if they can keep things tight at the back then the strikers will always be able to flourish.
Barry Hearn, the chairman, continues to beat the drum off the pitch with the club still fighting for a right to play in the Olympic Stadium, although on Thursday they lost their bid for a judicial review into the issue, but on it Clarke and co are quietly going about their business. The captain, who played in the 5-1 demolition of Notts County on Tuesday, says the devotees among the average gate of around 4,500 make themselves heard and insists Orient are capable of battling it out for promotion with the bigger clubs.
"We're more than worthy of a place there. We could have reached the play-offs last season, our form at the end of last season and the beginning of this means we deserve to be where we are at the moment," says Clarke. "We've got good players who have played at a higher level and a good enough squad to be right up there challenging. Everyone has clicked at the same time and we've managed to go on this great run, so it gives you the confidence to try and better yourself.
"It's so different compared to last season when we got off to such a slow start and had to play catch-up from the word go. This season everything is positive around the changing room and the club. Everyone's on top of the world at the moment."


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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi, a Democrat, is a U.S. Representative from the 8th Congressional district of California since 1987. She is the House Minority Leader since January 2011.[1]
Previously Pelosi was elected the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 110th Congress (2007), and resumed that role during the 111th Congress (2009). She was the first woman to hold the post of Speaker, or even lead a major political party in either house of Congress.
- 1 Record and controversies
- 1.1 Affordable Care Act
- 1.2 Iraq War
- 1.3 Progressive image
- 1.4 Refusal to take part in event honoring Reps. Randy "Duke" Cunningham and Tom DeLay
- 1.5 Network neutrality legislation
- 1.6 PAC Fined
- 1.7 Earmarks and "pork"
- 1.8 Endorsement of Jack Murtha for Majority Leader
- 1.9 National security and foreign policy
- 1.10 No smoking in the Speaker's lobby
- 1.11 Congressional air travel
- 1.12 Immigration
- 1.13 Peru-United States Free Trade Agreement deal
- 1.14 Ethics reform
- 1.15 Election reform
- 1.16 DC voting rights
- 1.17 Impeachment of President George W. Bush
- 2 Biography
- 3 Money in politics
- 4 Committees and affiliations
- 5 More background data
- 6 Contact
- 7 Articles and resources
Record and controversies
Affordable Care Act
Pelosi was instrumental in the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare").[2] With the death of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), an ardent support of healthcare reform, Pelosi was a key in continuing to push for reform after Scott Brown, a Republican, was elected to succeed Kennedy in a special election.[3] Many feared his election would be a blow to the health care bill.[4]
Iraq War
Pelosi voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[5]
Indicates opposition to proposed "troop surge" in Iraq
Pelosi (D-Calif.) stated that she, along with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), "informed the president that they were opposed to increasing troop levels." Both Pelosi and Reid expressed their disapproval in a letter to Bush on January 5, 2007, several days before the Bush's speech announcing the "surge" but after its content was leaked to the public.
On January 7, 2006, less than one week after she officially became House Speaker, Pelosi stated, "We will not abandon them...But if the president wants to add to this mission, he is going to have to justify it. And this is new for him because up until now the Republican Congress has given him a blank check with no oversight, no standards, no conditions."[6]
During the debate in mid-February 2007 of a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's troop "surge" in Iraq, Speaker Pelosi, who supported the measure, quoted former Ohio Sen. Robert Taft (R), who said, "Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of a democratic government" just weeks after the U.S. was bombed by Japanese forces at Pearl Harbor. The bill later passed on February 16 by a vote of 246-182. All but two Democrats, Reps. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) and Jim Marshall (D-Ga.), voted in favor of the measure. Seventeen Republicans also supported it. Following the vote, Pelosi stated that the resolution would "signal a change in direction in Iraq that will end the fighting and bring our troops home."
Opposes creation of Iraq oversight committee
On January 22, 2007, the House Republican leadership sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi which proposed the creation of a new oversight committee to monitor the progress of President Bush's Iraq plan. The panel would have defined military, political and social benchmarks in which the president would be required to submit a report to the committee every 30 days indicating whether those benchmarks had been achieved. The committee would have also addressed troop withdrawal, which would have required "an interagency assessment on the impact withdrawal would have on our national security and homeland interest," as well as the effect withdrawal would have had on surrounding countries.
During a press conference, Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) stated that he believed congressional oversight of Bush's new Iraq plan, including the decision to deploy more than 20,000 troops to the region, was necessary. He explained that, "I support the president's plan, but we have a duty to candidly and honestly assess whether the new strategy will be effective and ultimately successful."
The proposal was ultimately rejected by Pelosi, as she expressed confidence in the oversight ability of the already established committees. Her spokesman, Drew Hammill, stated that, "Committees in the 110th Congress are already underway on Iraq oversight...She has the upmost confidence in their ability."[7]
Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act
Pelosi strongly supported the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act (H.R. 2956), which was sponsored by Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) on July 10, 2007. The bill would require that the U.S. begin redeploying troops from Iraq within 120 days of the bill's passage. It would also require that the U.S. have a "limited presence" in Iraq by April 1, 2008. President Bush would need to submit a report to Congress outlining the specific goals of the remaining troops in Iraq, along with timetables for their completion. [8]
On July 12, 2007 the House passed the bill in a vote of 223-201.[9]
Before the vote, Pelosi called for a change in Iraq, saying,
"After more than 3,600 lives have been lost to a flawed strategy, we have a responsibility to create a new direction.
"After spending $329 million every day on the war in Iraq, on a war that is not making our country safer, we have an obligation to change course.
"After five years of a failed policy in Iraq, we have a duty not just to voice our opposition, but to vote to end the war.
"Chairman Skelton's bipartisan bill offers a step we can take today toward bringing the troops home. To creating a strategic vision for stability in the Middle East, and for beginning to rearm our military."[10]
2007 Iraq war spending bill
On March 29, 2007, Speaker Pelosi urged President Bush to relax with threats of vetoing the House and Senate versions of the Iraq war supplemental bill. The legislation includes benchmarks and a 2008 withdrawal plan. If lawmakers cannot pass a bill with the president's signature, it will lead to a shutdown of the Pentagon, effectively denying funding to troops in Iraq.[11]
After the first Iraq supplemental spending bill, which included a timetable for troop withdrawal, passed the House in a 218-212 vote in March 2007, Pelosi stated, "proudly, this new Congress voted to bring an end to the war in Iraq." The bill was eventually passed by both chambers and sent to the President who vetoed it as promised.
Following the veto, another attempt was made an an Iraq supplemental spending bill, one that would most likely not include a troop withdrawal timetable. On May 10, Pelosi agreed to also hold a vote on an alternative measure (H.R.2237), sponsored by Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.), which would mandate that U.S. combat troop withdrawal begin within three months, and that it be completed six months after that. Then, the bill mandated, no congressional money could be used for military operations (though there would be an allowance for certain types of special-ops activities). The alternative measure failed by a vote of 171-255.
- Main article: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R.2206)
On May 22, 2007, after numerous attempts at including timetables in an Iraq supplemental spending bill, Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate announced that they would each introduce supplemental spending bills which would not include timetables for combat withdrawal. Speaker Pelosi added, however, that the House bill would feature benchmarks with consequences, such as restricting reconstruction aid to Iraq if it could not meet certain goals. When the final bill, which provided funds for the Iraq War through September 2007, came to a vote, it passed 280-142, with most Democrats,including Pelosi, opposing it.
Progressive image
Pelosi is generally very progressive. She was a member of the Progressive Caucus until she became the party leader, when she adopted a policy of not belonging to any caucuses.[12]
Like most House Democrats, Pelosi opposed the resolution authorizing Bush to use military force against Iraq. She has strongly criticized the war effort since then, and introduced an amendment to the FY 2006 Defense Appropriations bill calling on Bush to specify a strategy for success in Iraq, as well as a timetable for a safe withdrawal of American troops.
Also, on July 31, 2006 Pelosi joined Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in leading top congressional Democrats in signing a letter urging President Bush to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2006. The letter was signed by the twelve leading Democrats on the House and Senate committees handling armed services, foreign relations, intelligence and military spending.[13]
In March of 2006 Pelosi received the Unsung Hero Award from the American Legion for opposing a Bush Administration policy that would "deduct any additions to disabled veterans' benefits from their military pensions."[14]
Despite receiving consistent criticism from left-leaning blogs Pelosi has been pushing her party to embrace new internet technologies, specifically blogs.[15]
Refusal to take part in event honoring Reps. Randy "Duke" Cunningham and Tom DeLay
On July 17, 2006, Roll Call reported that Pelosi was refusing to take part in a July 19 event hosted by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Thirty-seven departing members of Congress were to be honored, including former Reps. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.). Pelosi defended her decision by saying that the two men, "have 'dishonored the House' and 'are unfit to to be honored for their service.'" When informed of Pelosi's objections to having Cunningham's name mentioned during the event, Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) agreed, saying through a spokesman that, "it would be inappropriate to have a convicted felon on the honor roll." He did not indicate, however, that he agreed with regards to DeLay, who is awaiting a trial on conspiracy and money laundering charges.[16]
Network neutrality legislation
When Rep. Joe Barton and Sen. Ted Stevens pushed anti-network neutrality legislation in 2006, Pelosi came out in favor of neutrality, angering telecom companies and some fellow Democrats by urging her caucus to fall in line behind her. Roll Call also quoted "insiders" as saying that the damage telecom companies deal to Democrats in retaliation was low because they had already maxed out their campaign contributions to the legal limits until after the 2006 election.[17]
PAC Fined
In 2004 a political action committee (PAC), Team Majority, controlled by Pelosi was fined $21,000 for "for improperly accepting donations over federal limits, according to records and interviews."[18] Pelosi used two PACs, including Team Majority, to raise money for her colleagues during the 2002 election. The fine came from Pelosi's use of multiple PACs to exceed donation limits to other members campaign committees. Two Democratic lawmakers, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Julie Thomas (D-Md.), paid fines of $2,500 each for receiving illegal contributions from Pelosi's PAC. Team Majority ceased operating before the fine was issued.[19]
Earmarks and "pork"
In February of 2003 the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Pelosi had sought a $1 million earmark for an advisor and former campaign treasurer's think tank:[20]
- Pelosi's office confirmed Thursday that the San Francisco Democrat, who was elected House minority leader in November, obtained the $1 million for the USF center, without requiring [her longtime adviser and campaign treasurer, former Lt. Gov. Leo T.] McCarthy and USF to go through the normal application process for such grants. But Pelosi said the program got the money on its merits, not because of any political ties to the congresswoman.[21]
A 2005 Washington Times report alleges that Pelosi helped a campaign donor secure funds from a federal agency days after one of her staff members returned from a fact-finding trip to Spain that was funded by the donor.[22]
Pelosi and her office denied any connection between the trip and the money sought by WestStart-CALSTART. Pelosi's spokeswoman stated that Republican staffers also went on the trip to Spain.
Endorsement of Jack Murtha for Majority Leader
Following their victory in the 2006 midterm elections, congressional Democrats engaged in an intra-party struggle to determine who would be majority leader during the 110th Congress. With Pelosi ascending to the Speakership, Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.), then minority whip, appeared to be the most likely candidate for the position. Challenging him was Rep. John Murtha (Pa.), a close associate of Pelosi's and an early critic of the U.S. war in Iraq. Pelosi intially vowed to stay neutral in the contest. The Sunday before the Nov. 16th caucus elections, however, Pelosi surprised political observers by openly endorsing Murtha and throwing her full weight behind him, campaigning vigorously on his behalf. This move was criticized in many circles as dividing the party when it was enjoying its largest success in recent year. She also received criticism for backing Murtha for the number two position in what she had declared would be the cleanest Congress ever given his relation to a number of ethical scandals, particularly ABSCAM of the early 1980's. The campaign for the position became exceptionally heated, with Hoyer's supporters in particular accusing Murtha's camp of strong arm tactics. Hoyer ultimately prevailed by a vote of 149-86.[23][24]
Continued hostilities with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
On February 12, 2007, hostilities between Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) heightened again after an aide in Pelosi's office said Hoyer had been "getting out in front" of a widespread consensus against allowing Republicans to introduce an alternative resolution on the Iraq war.[25]
Hoyer, on February 8, 2007, said to reporters that "Republicans would be allowed a motion to recommit or an amendment to the Democratic resolution." But then subsequently that day on the House floor, said it would be "unlikely that the GOP would get any such alternative."[26]
Hoyer's allies deny any split in leadership. However, the episode did suggest that tensions between Pelosi and Hoyer from prior disputes have not been dispelled. The most notable, although unsuccessful, seen in Pelosi's push for John Murtha (D-Pa.) as majority leader in December.[27]
National security and foreign policy
Against an invasion of Iran
In February 2007, at the House Democratic annual retreat, Speaker Pelosi informed her colleagues that "if it appears likely that Bush wants to take the country to war against Iran, the House would take up a bill to deny him the authority to do so."[28]
Trip to the Middle East
Despite vocal disapproval from the White House, Pelosi embarked on a nine-day goodwill trip to the Middle East in late March 2007. Pelosi planned to address several parliaments and heads of state, including Syria. Reps. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), David Hobson (R-Ohio) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) are accompanying her. The trip to Syria goes against White House recommendations of avoiding the country due to, what the White House calls, state-sponsored terrorism. The White House criticized the message that Pelosi's stop would send to U.S. allies.[29]
Think Progress, however, stated that at the time the White House was making those comments it exempted from criticism three congressional Republicans — Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), Joe Pitts (R-Penn.) and Frank Wolf (R-Va.)[30] — who were then on a similar trip to Israel and Syria. Also, the Associated Press reported that in March 2007, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Ellen Sauerbrey had traveled to Syria to hold talks with a "senior Syrian diplomat on how Damascus was coping with a flood of Iraqi refugees, the first such talks in the Syrian capital for more than two years." [31]
White House spokesperson Dana Perino had the following exchange with a reporter on April 3, 2007, when asked about the difference between how the White House treated the two trips:
QUESTION: I want to clarify on the -- you're saying it was a bad idea, then, for Speaker Pelosi to go for all these various reasons to Syria. It's a bad idea, then, for Jim Baker to have gone, a bad idea for Frank Wolf to go as well, right?MS. PERINO: We think that it is not a good idea for U.S. officials to go and meet with Assad, because it alleviates that pressure, and also because meetings haven't produced anything. They've been meeting just to meet, and he doesn't change his behavior. In fact, he uses those meetings as a reason to say that he doesn't need to do anything. [32]
Pelosi held talks with the Syrian president on April 4, 2007 on Syrian-Israeli relations and Syrian support of militant groups. [33]
A "day after the Pelosi delegation", on April 5, 2007, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), a Lebanese-American "who frequently travels to the Middle East"[34], "headed a 3 person delegation"[35][36] that visited Syria and met with Assad and Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem.[37][38]
On April 5, 2007, in a telephone interview with Rush Limbaugh[39], Vice President Dick Cheney criticized Pelosi's statements to the Syrian president as "nonsensical" and constituting "bad behavior." This criticism was, in part, a response to Pelosi conveying that Israel was open to peace talks with Syria which prompted Israel to clarify the pre-conditions to peace talks. [40]
On April 8, 2007, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich criticised Pelosi's trip as "dangerous for America", stating that it is "very important not to have two foreign policies." [41]
Views on Israel
Pelosi addressed the 2005 Policy Conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. In her speech she said that the root of the Israel-Palestine conflict is the right of Israel to exist, not the occupation of Palestine, and pledged the protection of the U.S.:
- ""There are those who contend that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. This is absolute nonsense. In truth, the history of the conflict is not over occupation, and never has been: it is over the fundamental right of Israel to exist... The United States will stand with Israel now and forever. Now and forever."[3]
In July 2006, she threatened to boycott the speech by the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Malaki to the joint session of congress unless he repudiated his earlier criticism of Israeli aggression against Lebanon.[42]
Beginning August 8, 1991, Nancy Pelosi went on a tour of Israel as part of an Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith congressional mission. The other congressmen on the tour were: Leon Panetta, George Miller and Charles Schumer.
Pelosi has strong ties to a number of Jewish groups, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee whose former preident Amy Friedkin is her close friend.[43]
- Nancy Pelosi speech to AIPAC April 2003
- Nancy Pelosi speech to AIPAC May 2005
Applauds President Bush for tightening sanctions against Sudan
On May 29, 2007, Pelosi applauded a decision by President Bush to tighten sanctions against the government of Sudan. Bush's plan called for increasing economic and political pressure on Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to end an ongoing genocide in the country's Darfur region. Pelosi stated "The president's decision to impose tougher economic sanctions on Sudan was the right one...It has been three years since the Bush administration correctly termed the conditions in Darfur as 'genocide' and it is long past time for all countries concerned by the suffering that continues in Darfur to take the steps necessary to end it."[44]
9/11 Commission recommendations
In January 2007, while attempting to pass legislation as part of the Democrat's "First 100 Hours" agenda regarding implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, Speaker Pelosi, admitting to difficult passage in the Senate due to high costs, estimated that the costs for implementing inspections for 100 percent of air cargo alone would cost $3.6 to $6 billion annually.
No smoking in the Speaker's lobby
On January 10, 2007, Pelosi banned smoking from the Speaker's Lobby, saying, "The days of smoke-filled rooms in the United States Capitol are over...Medical science has unquestionably established the dangerous effects of secondhand smoke, including an increased risk of cancer and respiratory diseases. I am a firm believer that Congress should lead by example." Pelosi's ban did not prohibit lawmakers from smoking in their own offices.[45]
Congressional air travel
Flight compensation
In March 2007, a liaison from Speaker Pelosi met with Minority Leader John Boehner's (R-Ohio) office in order to amend the House rules regarding compensation for Congressional air travel. The rules were changed in January, requiring Congressmen to pay non-commercial aircraft owners the full price of a ticket, which the FAA rules prohibit. While this has prevented Members from using lobbyists aircraft, it also grounded several personal aircraft amongst Democratic and Republican Lawmakers. Pelosi was attempting to change the rules via voice-vote, (which required unanimous consent) but Boehner has refused to consider "piecemeal changes" and was holding out for other Rules changes regarding earmarks.
Eventually, on May 2 2007, the House voted by voice vote on H.R.363 to remove airplane travel restrictions. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Rep. Samuel Graves (R-Mo.). The new rules allow members to fly in a friend's airplane for free. The rules change also provides that members who are certified pilots may again fly their own aircraft.
Use of Air Force transportation
In early February 2007, Department of Defense officials criticized Pelosi for using Air Force transportation in extravagance. Pelosi admitted to using a C-32 to fly coast to coast (from Washington to San Francisco) without refueling, but claims that she did not request the military version of a Boeing-757 specifically. Pelosi further claimed that the criticism was a retributive attack for her past criticism of Donald Rumsfeld and the war in Iraq. On February 8, 2007, White House spokesman Tony Snow called the affair "silly" and "unfair to the speaker."[46]
On May 20th 2007, Speaker Pelosi issued a series of criticisms regarding the Senate's immigration bill. Specifically, she mentioned the 'point system' of the guest worker program and that it was anti-family. She stated, "the family unification principles which had been fundamental to American immigration are disrupted by what is in there now."[47]
- Main article: U.S. immigration legislation
Peru-United States Free Trade Agreement deal
On May 10, 2007, Democratic congressional leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), struck a deal with President Bush that secured their support for the Peru-U.S. agreement in exchange for inserting provisions that protect workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively. The Peruvian government would also have to agree to the changes before Congress could consider the agreement.[48]
- Main article: Peru-United States Free Trade Agreement
Ethics reform
After emerging victorious in the November 7, 2006 elections Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi pledged "to lead the most honest, the most open and the most ethical Congress in history." Pelosi also pledged to sever the ties between K Street, the Washington corridor of lobbying firms, and Congress. As incoming Speaker, Pelosi also stated that she would push to make the sponsors of congressional earmarks public prior to votes. She stated, "There has to be transparency ... I'd just as soon do away with all (earmarks), but that probably isn't realistic."
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2006
Minority Leader Pelosi introduced The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2006 on January 20, 2006, in the wake of numerous guilty pleas by and indictments of lobbyists and members of Congress. Specifically, the bill would:
- Ban lobbyists from giving gifts or travel to members or their staff.
- Require lobbyists to file electronic, quarterly reports. The report must contain information pertaining to efforts to stimulate grassroots support, previous work in the executive or legislative branches, and provide certification of the report with the possibility of criminal penalties for failing to submit a certified report. The bill also creates a searchable public database of lobbying reports.
- Double the "cooling-off" period where lawmakers, staff, and Executive branch employees cannot lobby there former offices of employment from one-year to two-years.
- Stop efforts like the "K Street Project" by banning efforts of members of Congress and staff to enforce partisan discipline in private organizations. The penalty would be a fine or up to 15 years in prison with a possible ban on serving public office.
- Require lawmakers, staff, and Executive employees to disclose outside job negotiations and to receive approval from the Office of Government Ethics.
- Require conference committees to be open to the public and require conference reports to be publicly available on the Internet at least 24 hours prior to a vote.
- Require that any appointee to a public safety position have proven credentials and training in one or more areas that are relevant.
- Provide oversight of government contracting. Require contractors to work for contracts in an open, competitive bidding process. Create stiffer penalties for wartime fraud and prohibit contractors with conflicts of interest from participating in competitive bidding.
The bill was referred to six committees, Judiciary, Rules, Government Reform, Standards and Conduct, Armed Services, and Administration, and failed to emerge from any one of the six.
Independent ethics commission
On February 1, 2007, Speaker Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced the creation of a "task force" to study implementation of an outside ethics body to oversee Congress. The task force, chaired by Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), issued it's report to the House in May 2007.
On June 1, 2007, Pelosi announced her intention to create an independent ethics commission that would allow outside groups to file complaints against members of Congress, which previously could only be filed by other members. The commission, as proposed by a special task force chaired by Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), could filter complaints but have no judging authority.[49] Implementation of the new commission was delayed, however, as many members were worried by the ability of non-members to submit complaints, fearing the change would be abused with politically motivated attacks. Fifty-three House members signed onto an alternative piece of ethics legislation, introduced by Rep. Baron Hill (D-Ind.), which would create a powerful investigative panel consisting of 12 former representatives, but would only allow complaints from sitting members. According to advocates familiar with the proposal in the House, the ethics panel would include the following components:
- Republicans and Democrats would appoint an even number of members to the panel — most likely three GOP and three Democratic appointees. Current lawmakers and lobbyists could not sit on the panel.
- The panel would receive complaints from outside groups and then invite witnesses to provide relevant testimony.
- The panel would not have subpoena power or the power to put witnesses under oath.
- Upon receiving a complaint, the panel would have 45 days to compile a report recommending dismissal or further action and pass it to the House Standards of Official Conduct Committee. If the panel could not complete its report within 45 days, it could grant itself a short extension.
- The ethics committee would have up to 90 days to create an investigative subcommittee to probe the complaint or vote to dismiss it. If the committee voted to dismiss the complaint, the independent panel's report would be made publicly available.
Several congressional watchdog groups came out against the measure, citing a provision that requires organizations that submit complaints to the independent ethics committee to disclose their donors, putting the legislation in danger of failing. Organizations like Public Citizen, Common Cause, Democracy 21, and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, who had made the creation of such an outside ethics board a major priority since the Jack Abramoff scandal, felt that having to disclose their donors was not a necessary part of reform and could put them in jeopardy. Members of the House pushing for the outside ethics office argued that watchdog groups can't call for openness in Congress, while denying transparency on their part. The reform organizations also argued that the ethics panel as it was being considered in the House was not strong enough to produce real ethics reform, making calls to strengthen the potential committee's investigative authority and provide it with subpoena power.
- Main article: Prospects for Ethics Reform in the 110th Congress
Election reform
On June 25, 2007, the House passed by voice vote the 'Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007, sponsored by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.). The bill, still pending passage in the Senate, would establish criminal penalties for acts of voter deception. Those who knowingly disseminate false information with the intention of keeping others from voting would face up to five years in prison under the legislation. Pelosi, who supported the measure, stated that the bill focused on "voter suppression tactics using misinformation and deception targeted at minority voters," and that "disenfranchising voters through deception about time, place, or eligibility for voting must be illegal."
DC voting rights
After the Democrats took control of Congress in the 2006 elections, Pelosi expressed interest in pursuing congressional voting rights for the District of Columbia through the District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act of 2007. Previously, in 2006, Pelsoi endorsed an earlier version of the bill by Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) after it was clear that it would not call for the Utah state legislature to redraw its congressional districts as part of a compromise giving the state an additional House seat as well. Immediately following the 2006 elections, as speaker-elect, Pelosi said that she would seek to change House rules on the first day of the 110th Congress to temporarily allow the District's delegate (in this case Eleanor Holmes Norton) to vote on proposed changes, but not final approval of legislation on the floor. She also reaffirmed her support for the bill put forth by Davis and Norton in the 109th Congress.
Impeachment of President George W. Bush
In statements she made to the Washington Post in early 2006, then-House Minority Leader Pelosi left open the possibility that if Democrats took over the House after the November 2006 elections, their planned investigations into the Bush administration could lead to impeachment. Although impeachment would not be the goal of the investigations, she said, "You never know where it leads to."
In May 2006, the Washington Post reported that Pelosi was not interested in pursuing impeachment and had taken it "off the table." She reiterated this position throughout the 2006 campaign, noting on 60 Minutes that Republicans would "just love" the "waste of time" the proceedings would be. She added that "Making them lame ducks...is good enough for me."
After the Democrats won control of the House in November 2006, Speaker-elect Pelosi reinforced that any effort to impeach President Bush was "off the table."
Pelosi was born March 26, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland and also a Mayor of Baltimore, the latter office having been held also by her brother Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III in the late 1960s.
Pelosi attended Trinity College (now Trinity University) in Washington, DC. She married and moved to San Francisco where she became involved in Democratic politics, working her way up to becoming party chairwoman for Northern California. In 1984 she served as the head of the host committee for the Democratic National Convention that year. In 1986, the year before she was elected to Congress, Pelosi served as Finance Chair to the successful Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which helped the Democrats win back the Senate.
The Pelosi family has a net worth of over $25 million, mainly investments of husband Paul Pelosi. Besides a San Francisco Bay area large portfolio of jointly owned real estate, he also has millions of dollars worth of shares in publicly traded companies such as Microsoft, Amazon.com and AT&T.[50] The Pelosi family of San Francisco is politically well-connected. Her brother-in-law, Ron Pelosi, was a long-time member of the city's Board of Supervisors and a well-known personality on KQED, the city's educational television station. She has five children and six grandchildren.
Pelosi won in a special election to succeed Sala Burton and took office on June 2, 1987. She was elected to a full term in 1988 and has easily held the seat since. She has never faced a credible Republican opponent, which is not surprising since Republicans only make up 13 percent of registered voters in the district.
After the Tiananmen protests of 1989, Pelosi became a supporter of the Chinese democracy movement and vocal critic of the government of the People's Republic of China and sponsored the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992.
In 2001, she defeated Steny Hoyer to become the House Minority Whip, serving as second-in-command to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri.
After the electoral defeat of 2002, Gephardt decided to run for President in 2004 and bowed out of his Minority Leader position. The leadership election pitted Pelosi against Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Tennessee centrist Harold Ford, Jr. She stated in 2002, "We must draw clear distinctions between our vision of the future and the extreme policies put forward by the Republicans. We cannot allow Republicans to pretend they share our values and then legislate against those values without consequence."[51]
During the run-up to the 2002 mid-term elections Pelosi showcased what her leadership would look like by opposing Gephardt's decision to back President Bush's Iraq war resolution.[52]
After Kaptur dropped out of the race, Pelosi bested Ford in a 177-29 vote. By way of her victory Pelosi made history by becoming the first woman to lead a party in Congress.[53]
Pelosi has led the Democratic caucus on any number of issues. Despite losing many critical votes, she and her leadership team have been able to bring a unity to the Democratic caucus that hasn't existed for decades.[54] Congressional Quarterly examined over 600 roll call votes from 2005 where "a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats" and found that Democrats voted unanimously 82 times and on the party line 88 percent of the time. These are the highest numbers since CQ began keeping a tally of roll call votes in 1956.[55] She also worked hard to defeat the 2003 Medicare prescription drug bill, which passed the House after 16 Democrats joined the Republicans in voting "yes". She calls the Medicare vote her biggest disappointment.[56]
Pelosi has often allowed members of the Democratic caucus to showcase positions or pieces of legislation rather than keeping the media coverage for herself. Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C.) introduced a resolution challenging President Bush to come back to House and seek an authorization to use military force before invading Iraq, for example. Another example is that of John Murtha's call for a withdrawal from Iraq. Pelosi coordinated Murtha's call for withdrawal from behind the scenes while trying to appease the part of the party that opposed Murtha's plan.[57]
2006 elections
In 2006, the Republicans nominated Michael A. Denunzio, and the Green Party nominated Krissy Keefer to face Pelosi in her November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) Pelosi overwhelmingly won reelection, receiving 80% of the vote.[58][59]
Speaker of the House
Following the Democratic victory in the 2006 midterm elections in which the party regained a majority in the House fro the first time since 1994, Pelosi became the consensus candidate to become Speaker of the House when the 110th Congress convened in January 2006. She was unanimously selected for the position by her peers on November 16, 2006, thus becoming the first woman ever elected Speaker of the House.[60] Pelosi maintained this position through the 111th Congress.
2008 elections
"And, the speaker said again in an interview Friday that was aired today, the decisions of the party's "super-delegates" to the Democratic National Convention should "reflect" which candidate has claimed the most pledged delegates in a contest which she believes will end well before the convention in Denver."[61]
2010 elections
After the Democracts suffered steap losses in the U.S. House of Representatives, Pelosi would be forced to step down from her position as House Speaker. She would be elected as House Minority Leader only a few weeks later, many citing her leadership through the passing of the Healthcare Bill as reason for her appointment.[62]
House Minority Leader
When the Republican party gained a majority in the 112th Congress, Pelosi was succeed as Speaker of the House by Representative John Boehner (R-OH). She decided to run for House Minority Leader as was elected for the 112th Congress. She was chosen to return to this role for the 113th Congress.[63]
Money in politics
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- Revolving door profile for Nancy Pelosi from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Nancy Pelosi from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Nancy Pelosi from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and affiliations
As the House Speaker, Pelosi does not belong to any committees.
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
Coalitions and caucuses
- Co Chair, Democratic National Platform Committee, 1992
- Chair, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, 1985
- Co Chair, AIDS Task Force of the House Democratic Caucus
- Co Chair, Biomedical Research Caucus
- Chair, Congressional Working Group on China
- Vice Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
- Democratic National Committee
- Chair, Democratic Steering Committee
- Vice Chair, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
Boards and other affiliations
- Founder, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS
- Life Trustee, LSB Leakey Foundation [64]
- Public Advisory Committee, Population Institute
- Winner of the 1990 Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award [65]
More background data
Wikipedia also has an article on Nancy Pelosi. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
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- ↑ Nancy Pelosi profile, The Washington Post, accessed January 2011.
- ↑ Carl Hulse and Robert Pear, "Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House", New York Times, November 7, 2009
- ↑ Jeff Zeleny and Carl Hulse, "Health Vote Caps a Journey Back From the Brink", New York Times, March 20, 2010
- ↑ David Herszenhorn and Robert Pear, "democrats seek options to keep health bill alive", New York Times], January 19, 2010
- ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
- ↑ "Pelosi: No blank check for troop surge," CNN. January 7, 2007.
- ↑ Jackie Kucinich. "House GOP proposes bipartisan Iraq oversight," The Hill. January 23, 2007.
- ↑ "OpenCongress page on H.R.2956," OpenCongress.
- ↑ Mike Soraghan and Manu Raju. "Key vote on the Iraq war keeps House GOP united," The Hill. July 13, 2007.
- ↑ "Pelosi Floor Statement on Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act," Speaker Nancy Pelosi. July 12, 2007.
- ↑ Jonathan E. Kaplan. "Pelosi tells Bush to 'calm down threats'," The Hill. March 28, 2007.
- ↑ Edward Epstein. "Liberal legislative caucus envisions post-Bush era," San Fransisco Chronicle. July 5, 2005.
- ↑ Charles Babington and Jim VandeHei. "Hill Democrats Unite to Urge Bush to Begin Iraq Pullout," Washington Post. August 1, 2006.
- ↑ Harold Meyerson. "How Nancy Pelosi Took Control," The American Prospect. May 12, 2004.
- ↑ [1] The Hill.
- ↑ John Bresnahan. "Pelosi Blasts Citations of DeLay, Cunningham," Roll Call. July 17, 2006.
- ↑ Tory Newmyer. "Push by Pelosi Irks Telecoms," Roll Call. May 10, 2006.
- ↑ "Pelosi PAC fined $21,000 by federal elections officials," USA Today. February 11, 2004.
- ↑ "Pelosi PAC fined $21,000 by federal elections officials," USA Today. February 11, 2004.
- ↑ Edward Epstein. "Pelosi accused of pork-barrel politics," San Fransisco Chronicle. February 21, 2003.
- ↑ Edward Epstein. "Pelosi accused of pork-barrel politics," San Fransisco Chronicle. February 21, 2003.
- ↑ "In Case You Missed It: Pelosi Helped Donor To PAC,"The Washington Times, (Accessed via GOP.com). April 5, 2005.
- ↑ Jonathan Weisman and Lois Romano. "Pelosi Splits Democrats With Push For Murtha," Washington Post. November 16, 2006.
- ↑ Jonathan Weisman and Lois Romano. "Democrats Pick Hoyer Over Murtha," Washington Post. November 17, 2007.
- ↑ Jonathan E. Kaplan. "Pelosi, Hoyer at odds again," The Hill. February 13, 2007.
- ↑ Jonathan E. Kaplan. "Pelosi, Hoyer at odds again," The Hill. February 13, 2007.
- ↑ Jonathan E. Kaplan. "Pelosi, Hoyer at odds again," The Hill. February 13, 2007.
- ↑ Michael Abramowitz and Paul Kane. "At Democrats' Meeting, Bush Appeals for Cooperation," Washington Post. February 4, 2007.
- ↑ Chris Good, "White House disapproves of Pelosi's Syria trip," The Hill, March 30, 2007.
- ↑ Helen Cooper and Carl Hulse, "As One Syria Trip Draws Fire, Others Draw Silence," New York Times, April 7, 2007
- ↑ "Exclusive: Republican Delegation Currently Visiting Syria, Spared From White House Attacks," Think Progress, March 30, 2007.
- ↑ Josh Marshall, blog post, TalkingPointsMemo.com, April 3, 2007.
- ↑ "Pelosi, Syrian president meet," USA Today, April 4, 2007.
- ↑ "Republican congressman meets with Syria's Assad," Associated Press, April 6, 2007
- ↑ "U.S. Congressmen meets with Syria's President Assad," PressTV.ir, April 5, 2007
- ↑ "Republican member of US Congress meets Syria's Assad," Yalibnan.com, April 6, 2007
- ↑ Carla Marinucci, "Pelosi, Lantos may be interested in diplomatic trip to Iran," San Franciso Chronicle, April 10, 2007
- ↑ "Republican Congressman Visits Syria After Controversial Pelosi Trip," Voice of America News, April 6, 2007
- ↑ Helen Cooper and Carl Hulse, "As One Syria Trip Draws Fire, Others Draw Silence," New York Times, April 7, 2007
- ↑ Mike Soraghan, "Cheney: Pelosi's Syria visit constitutes 'bad behavior'," The Hill, April 5, 2007.
- ↑ Chris Good, "Gingrich criticizes Pelosi over Syria visit," The Hill, April 8, 2007.
- ↑ "PACing in the Marionettes," The Fanonite. March 14, 2007.
- ↑ Jennifer Jacobson. "For Pelosi, Israel is personal," JTA. November 8, 2006.
- ↑ Kara Oppenheim, "Pelosi praises Bush for tightening Sudan sanctions," The Hill, May 29, 2007.
- ↑ Erica Werner. "Pelosi Bans Smoking Near House Floor," Washington Post. January 10, 2007.
- ↑ "House sergeant-at-arms ordered Pelosi plane," MSNBC. February 8, 2007.
- ↑ Jeremy Jacobs, "Pelosi lays out criticism of immigration bill" The Hill, May 20, 2007.
- ↑ Doug Palmer, "Democrats, Bush strike deal on trade," Reuters, May 11, 2007.
- ↑ Mike Soraghan, "Pelosi committed to allowing outside groups file ethics complaints," The Hill, June 1, 2007.
- ↑ Zachary Coile. "Bay lawmakers among wealthiest," San Fransisco Chronicle. June 26, 2004.
- ↑ Harold Meyerson. "How Nancy Pelosi Took Control," The American Prospect. May 12, 2004.
- ↑ Harold Meyerson. "How Nancy Pelosi Took Control," The American Prospect. May 12, 2004.
- ↑ Sean Loughlin. "Democrats pick Pelosi as House leader," CNN. November 15, 2002.
- ↑ Marc Sandalow, Erin McCormick. "Pelosi's goal: Democrats back on top," San Fransisco Chronicle. April 2, 2006.
- ↑ Marc Sandalow, Erin McCormick. "Pelosi's goal: Democrats back on top," San Fransisco Chronicle. April 2, 2006.
- ↑ Harold Meyerson. "How Nancy Pelosi Took Control," The American Prospect. May 12, 2004.
- ↑ Amy Sullivan. "Not as Lame as You Think," Washington Monthly. May 2006.
- ↑ 2006 Congressional Races in California Center for Responsive Politics.
- ↑ 2006 Races in California CNN.
- ↑ Jonathan Weisman and Lois Romano. "Democrats Pick Hoyer Over Murtha," Washington Post. November 17, 2007.
- ↑ Mark Silva, "Pelosi: Party should heed the will of the voters", The Swamp, presented by The Baltimore Sun, March 16, 2008
- ↑ New York Times Nancy Pelosi bio [2] Accessed 10/9/2012
- ↑ Jennifer Steinhauer, "Pelosi 'Wouldn't Think of Walking Away' From Job as Minority Leader", New York Times, November 14, 2012
- ↑ Life Trustees, Leakey Foundation, accessed March 2, 2010.
- ↑ Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association, accessed August 24, 2009.
External resources
- Interview with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, November 30, 2005. (Other Daily Show interviews with members of Congress.)
- Schema-root.org: Nancy Pelosi—current news feed for Nancy Pelosi.
- Technorati Search: Nancy Pelosi.
- Google News Search: Nancy Pelosi.
- Yahoo! News Search: Nancy Pelosi.
- Power Trips: How much does Nancy Pelosi travel?
- GovTrack Statistics: Nancy Pelosi.
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
- Compare where Nancy Pelosi stands on the issues at whereIstand.com
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Pelosi's Websites
- Official website.
- Democratic Leader website.
- The Gavel, Speaker's Blog (launched February 6, 2007).
External articles
- "Pelosi: 'Hate Radio' Hijacked Political Discourse With 'Xenophobic, Anti-Immigrant' Rhetoric," Think Progress, June 28, 2007. re hate radio
- "Pelosi: 'Hate radio' made a 'vicious attack' on Frost," Think Progress, October 16, 2007.
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Written on: 06/06/2016 by McAllister28 (1 review written)
First time I used this website as it was the only one which offered the gift set I was wanting & at a great price. Got a 25% discount & also free p&p which is such a boost as a lot of companies make some excuse that they need to charge extra for Highlands of Scotland. Order was delivered very quickly; well packaged and I'm delighted. Will definitely use this site again & it will probably be my first port of call when I'm looking for perfume to be honest… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 07/12/2015 by Schaefer102 (1 review written)
superfast delivery, got money off plus free delivery. item very well packaged… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 15/04/2015 by Sarahbethx (1 review written)
I placed an order with this business a month ago, March 17th and here we are a month later and I have not received my order. I have contacted the company and Spoke with two people and both refuse to refund my money. This is MY hard earned money that I entrusted to this company in return for products. They took my money and left me empty handed. This is theft. Terrible customer service and now I am out of almost $80.00… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 21/03/2015 by Fernando235 (1 review written)
Wasn't sure about escentual as I've never heard of them.. Order was easy to place.. I forgot to ask for gift wrapping service and Customer service was quick to respond to the email I sent.. They actually emailed me back within an hour saying they will gift wrap both gift sets individually which is for my two nieces 21st.. Parcel delivered to birthday girl's in two days ..... I gotto say I'm totally impressed with everything... Glad I took the risk ... Will be shopping here again. Price of gift… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 09/02/2015
I purchased a skincare item from this retailer, which resulted in injury to me. The retailer refused to accept any form of responsibility and refused to issue me with a full refund in accordance with both the Sale of Goods Act and the Consumer Protection Act. I made several attempts to contact them, but they did not respond and completely ignored me, so I am now having to escalate the matter. I cannot believe that any credible business would operate in such an appalling manner and risk their… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 29/10/2014 by pvDixon467 (1 review written)
I placed an order on escentual for the first time purely because they had a thrid off the product I wanted. I had no expectations of the quality of service but was so delighted when my parcel arrived, very quickly, including a decent sized free sample of a product that I was not expecting, plus a free nail file. This was especially surprising as I didn't even spend much money (less than £10!), however I will definitely go back and shop with them in the future now. Fantastic… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 19/08/2014 by Fabiant461 (1 review written)
Escentual caused my bank to place my account on hold by submitting a £1 charge to my account which the bank thought was a fraudulent charge. However Escentual position is that my address information on my card is incorrect, which is not true. To be clear, the banking details provided in the order is correct and confirmed by my bank. We are at an impasse, and the Customer Service Manager, refused to believe what my bank of over 15 years is telling me, and only kept repeating what he believed… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 23/02/2014 by Connie118 (1 review written)
Ordered 3 items, a guerlain eyeshadow which was broken when I received it. A dior eyeshadow brush and a dior eyebrow pencil. Advised Escentual of the faulty item and they pushed the idea on me to accept a replacement which I accepted but I also advised that I was returned both dior items as they were unsuitable. I posted all 3 items back, all in the condition that they were received but I received an email from escentual that they would not be refunding me for the dior items as they said the… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 13/02/2014 by anneta124 (1 review written)
I have been a huge fan of Escentual and purchased lots of wonderful things from there. They had the best prices. So for couple of days had some perfumes in by shopping bag waiting until my paycheck comes in. Yesterday, The total with my pretty pennies and my 10% discount code was about 167, so today i get online to purchase my things and the total is 206. I didn't understand and started checking other things in my wish list they all went up as well. One perfume went up by 14 pounds. All… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 29/01/2014 by ijerolim (1 review written)
It is always a pleasure to buy from Escentual. I have very pleasant experiences ordering and communicating with their customer service. Great delivery, solving problems very fast and kind, great products. I would (and already have) recomend Escentual to my friends… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 18/01/2014
Very satisfied with delivery period, service, product quality. Oh, and i am from croatia… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 09/01/2014
I found the difficult to find Dunhill Edition on this site. Order arrived very nicely packaged and it was nicely gift wrapped too. I am impressed with the service and I have subsequently have ordered again. I am also about to place a further order… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 04/01/2014 by Bradoski (1 review written)
Amazed at the speed my perfume arrived. Very well packaged, lovely price about £30 cheaper than my local shop. My first time ordering from Escentual, pleased with results… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 06/12/2013
i meant to add this review last Christmas , but hey its Christmas time again so useful for other people ordering. I ordered from you guys about 4 days before Christmas and item arrived next day. I hadn't ordered till 3pm as well so was amazed at the brilliant service, why cant all web seller be as good as you… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 28/11/2013 by andLou123 (1 review written)
Thank you so much for such a wonderful service. Ordered gift set for my husband on Tuesday and its just arrived (Thursday). Delivery was free, price was amazingly competitive. Overall, I am delighted. Laura Middleton… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
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Found Escentual by accident as I was looking for a fragrance that was out of stock everywhere else. Saw it as being available, ordered 2 bottles and then saw that I would get a free gift (very nice weekend bag) and free 2-day delivery. Great communication regarding progress of the order and it arrived today, as promised and exactly as ordered. Very slick transaction with nothing but praise for Escentual… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
Written on: 20/11/2013 by asdm (1 review written)
I just wanted to find a site that I could be assured the product's were genuine,I have now bought two bottle's of fragrance's from this site....Carolina Herrera 212 vip and Thierry Mugler angel men and I'm well pleased! The product's are genuine and the price is a lot better than the high street shop's and if you order over £30 pound you get two day delivery service for free which arrive's on time! The customer service is great… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
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Just found this website following recommendation from a friend. The prices are great and the service is first class. Will definitely use and recommend you again… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
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I don't usually have the inclination to write a review on online shopping companies, but I feel the service provided by Escentual.com is so good that I have to tell people about it. I was so pleased I even wrote to them straight away to thank them. I have little faith in buying online, but my experience on this occasion was amazing and has restored my faith somewhat. I ordered Marc Jacobs Daisy EDT on a Monday and received it on the Wednesday morning - and delivery was free. I opted for the… Read Full ReviewVisit escentual.com
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Companies for Cures is an easy and effective way for organizations and their employees to support Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund through the workplace. By participating in or hosting a workplace giving program for Dana-Farber, you advance our lifesaving mission and impact thousands of patients' lives.
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TRENTON—Both houses of the state Legislature here passed bills Monday to allow voters to decide whether state judges should contribute more to their pensions and benefits, an issue that has led to an unusual bipartisan consensus among lawmakers.
Both Democratically controlled houses came back from a summer recess to vote on legislation that will allow the referendum to be placed on November's ballot. The Senate supported the measure 28-0, and the Assembly passed it 62-3.
Gov. Chris Christie has spoken favorably of the effort to get the referendum through Trenton by Aug. 2 , the deadline for the measure to be placed on the ballot for November's general elections.
In June 2011, New Jersey passed legislation requiring public workers to pay up to 9% of their salaries for their pensions and benefits. A case brought by a state Superior Court judge challenged the requirements for the judiciary, arguing that state's 1947 Constitution protects their compensation.
The state Supreme Court ruled 3-2 last week that the Constitution does protect compensation for New Jersey's hundreds of judges. The decision prompted criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, who argued that judges should be treated the same as all other state employees.
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First Nation Government Grant, First National Grant15720 John Downey Dr., Ste. 300 Charlotte, North Carolina, India U.S.A.
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She said that their name is First National Grants.....totally different than the one listed here. She played the recording I listened to at the first phone call where I authorized them to be able to be paid the fee for processing the direct deposit of the 110% guaranteed grant in the amount of $12,500.00. The only thing the recording states is just that I am allowing them to take that amount from my account and at the very end it tells me that when I receive my letter, there will be an offer inside for me to apply to receive money every year and that offer would cost me $299.95, but I was not obligated in any way to purchase that offer and I could call their 800 number to cancel immediately so I won't be charged that against my bank account.
I still have not received their 'welcome' letter with all the offers inside, but I did call the 800 number the first lady gave me with her grant pitch, Easy One Rate phone plan that gives me unlimited long distance calling, for a flat fee.
The fellow I talked to there, very happily cancelled my trial period of 30 days, which Lisa says is 10, for $9.95, with monthly fee of $49.95 thereafter if I kept the plan. I asked him about First National Government Grant and he said he knew nothing other than his company allowed them to 'sell' their phone plan with their grants.
I gave him this website to look up what they really are just so he would know what his company was affiliated with and how it makes his comany look. I called my bank and they are on the watch for that debit to come in on the wire, and when it does they are going to trace them and first off get my money back, then prosecute them for fraud, with my help and your website's help, because I am printing everything out.
Lisa informed me today that they WILL take that money from me and that there is nothing I can do about it. I told her just go ahead and try to take that money and watch what happens. I asked for a supervisor or manager or owner of her company and she stated that no one was present that was in any of those positions. I told her she was just calling me from her home out of a phone book and getting money fraudulently. When you first call that 800 number, the woman's voice in the recording that tells you all reps are busy and to hold, is the very same woman who called me in the first place and told me I had money coming, etc, etc. Lisa is not the same woman, different voice, but they both have accents.
Well, good luck to everyone that gets tangled up in this, and I really do hope there really will be a class action lawsuit against those people. Easy money is what they are about and they are getting lots of it. I hate that I was stupid enough to fall for it myself, but, things happen.
Plumerville, Arkansas
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Biography for FARRELL, the Hon. Donald Edward
Senator for South Australia
Parliamentary Service
Ministerial Appointments
Committee Service
Conferences, Delegations and Visits
Parliamentary Party Positions
Party Positions
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
Senator for South Australia
Australian Labor Party
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the Senate for South Australia 2007 (term began 1.7.2008). Defeated at general elections (term ended 30.6.2014). Re-elected 2016.
Ministerial Appointments
Minister for Science and Research from 25.3.13 to 1.7.13.
Minister Assisting for Tourism from 25.3.13 to 18.9.13.
Minister for Sport from 1.7.13 to 18.9.13.
Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water for 14.9.10 to 25.3.13.
Committee Service
Senate Standing: Privileges from 13.8.09 to 27.9.10.
Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 1.7.08 to 14.5.09; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport from 5.2.09 to 14.5.09; Foreign, Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation Committee from 14.5.09 to 27.9.10.
Senate Select: Agricultural and Related Industries from 15.9.08 to 12.12.08.
Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services from 16.3.09 to 26.10.10.
Joint Standing: Treaties from 1.7.08 to 19.7.10.
Conferences, Delegations and Visits
Official visits to Brunei, October 2010; Singapore, July 2011; Samoa, July 2011; Singapore, June-July 2012.
Parliamentary Party Positions
Deputy Government Whip in the Senate from 1.7.08 to 14.9.10.
Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 14.10.13 to 30.6.14. Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Shadow Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC from 18.10.13 to 30.6.14.
Party Positions
Member, ALP (SA) from 1976.
Delegate, ALP State Convention (SA) from 1976.
Delegate, ALP State Council (SA) from 1976.
Delegate, ALP National Conference from 1984.
Member, ALP State Executive (SA) 1985-90.
President, ALP (SA) 1988.
Born 6.6.1954, Murray Bridge, SA.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
LLB (Adel).
Shop assistant, Cleland National Park 1970-76.
Mail sorter 1972.
Council worker 1974.
Waiter 1975.
Industrial Officer, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association 1976-80.
Assistant Secretary, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association 1980-93.
Secretary, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association 1993-2008.


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Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles™
With Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles™, Yuan Works and redspotgames annouced their latest videogame for the Sega Dreamcast. Originally developed for the GamePark GP2X, this port to the Dreamcast offers a lot of new features and graphics. Developed and ported by Yuan Works.
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Exclusive features only available in the Dreamcast™ compatible version:
- Introducing the new character: Mr. VMU!
- The game is fully translated into both English and Japanese.
- New Arcade Mode Danger Break system!
- New graphics and art, and slides!
- New cutscenes (and more embarassing moments)!
- New extensive manual and packaging for the Dreamcast version!
This is a CD-ROM based product and might not be compatible with some Dreamcast™ consoles manufactured after October 2000. This software is not officially licensed, designed, manufactured, distributed or endorsed by Sega.
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For more information please visit the official Yuan Works website at www.wind-water.net
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Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles is Copyright 2006-2008 Yuan Works Co. Ltd. All pictures courtesy of Yuan Works.
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