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Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on.

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Nancy Pelosi
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: March 26
Minority Leader Of The United States House Of Representatives
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I was raised in an Italian catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland. Our faith is very important to us, our patriotism, love of faith, love of family, love of country. I took pride in our Italian American heritage and to be the first woman speaker of the House and the first Italian American speaker of the House, it's quite thrilling for me.
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Ninety-eight percent of women in childbearing age who are Catholic use contraception. Ok, so in practice the church has not enforced this and now they want the federal government and private insurance to enforce it. It just isn't consistent to me.
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We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility.
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Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.
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Power is not anything that's given away. Power is something you have to compete for.
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America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.
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I didn't know you were Catholic.
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I'm Nancy Pelosi, but my grandchildren call me Mimi. For me, politics is an extension of my role as a mother and a grandmother. For the Democratic women of the House, our work is not about the next election, but rather the next generation.
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The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me, and that is the competence of our leader.
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Each generation is responsible to make the future of the next.
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There is no question that women helping women works for women.
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Let's respect the dignity of women to make their own decisions about the size and timing of their families.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.
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Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble.
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Elect us, hold us accountable, and make a judgment and then go from there. But I do tell you that if the Democrats win, and have substantial majorities, the Congress of the United States will be more bipartisan.
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Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons. There's no question about that.
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