false 2835980 4 <p>Nancy Pelosi was never a stranger to public service. She grew up the only daughter of Baltimore mayor Tommy D'Alesandro, known for leading one of the great political organizations of the century.<br><br>When she became a wife and mother, Nancy devoted her time to raising her five children. Still, she maintained her interest in public service and became a vital part of the Democratic community in her husband, Paul's hometown of San Francisco. Ever the delegator, Nancy even put her children to work stuffing envelopes and serving cheese and crackers to the party faithful. And as the kids grew older, she grew increasingly active, soon becoming chair of the California Democratic Party.<br><br>Overwhelmingly elected as House Democratic leader in 2002, Pelosi rallied the House Democrats to become more unified than they had been at any other time in the past fifty years, then led them to victory in November 2006. In January 2007, she was elected the first woman Speaker of the House, second in line to the presidency. She received the gavel as she has led her life, surrounded by children.</p> 2862086 29 7 2008 Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters total:91|5:9|4:11|3:38|2:22|1:11| 91 258 176 41 0 2 false false Sun Apr 12 09:48:38 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 09:53:12 -0700 2009 wamc.org). Radio is a great way to arrive unprejudiced to someone's views: I caught the interview midstream, and didn't know who was speaking until very near the end. Who IS this sma...more...]]> 2 2 false false Wed Aug 20 11:11:15 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:12:38 -0700 2008 1 2 false false Sun Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 20:46:13 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 12:17:00 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 14:29:44 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 14:55:11 -0700 2008
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