THE CAREER of a modern US House speaker is becoming like that of an NFL running back: high-profile, punishing, and brief. One of the biggest surprises since the midterm elections is that Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decided to forgo the dignified retirement widely expected after her party’s historic trouncing.Pelosi is one of the country’s most polarizing figures. But despite this, she handily won reelection to the top Democratic leadership post, beating a token challenger, Heath Shuler of North Carolina.
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2010/11/25/a_hobbled_pelosi_keeps_on_playing_246322.html
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