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Rep. Nancy Pelosi: Not a Clean Break from Past Lethargy

By AAN Staff
november 20, 2002  06:17 pm
Rep. Nancy Pelosi: Not a Clean Break from Past Lethargy
Doug Ireland reports in LA Weekly that the new House minority leader carries heavy baggage of money and special interests. Although she's broken the glass-ceiling as the first woman to lead a U.S. legislative party, "she's never been known as a policy innovator and has only a slim record of legislative accomplishment," he writes. In a time when the Democratic Party needs a strong, consistent message, Pelosi is "capable of convenient political pirouettes," he concludes.
View full article at LA Weekly