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Headline Roundup November 16th, 2018

Nancy Pelosi Faces Opposition Over Bid for House Speaker

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Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi is facing opposition to her bid for House speaker, as some lawmakers push for younger leadership amid Pelosi's polarizing reputation. Her supporters argue that the San Francisco liberal, who served as speaker from 2007 to 2011, has the necessary experience and fundraising power to accomplish the Democrats' legislative agenda.

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Pelosi could pick up Republican support in quest for speaker’s gavel
Pelosi could pick up Republican support in quest for speaker’s gavel

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As Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., faces a tricky climb to build the support from her own party for her retake the gavel in January, she’s getting an unlikely source of

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The Nancy Pelosi speaker debate is a proxy for the war over the future of the Democratic Party
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In the months before they return to the majority in the House, Democrats there are sparring about will lead them. The disagreement about who should be House speaker and the de facto face of

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Pelosi vows to become U.S. House speaker despite opposition
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Democrat Nancy Pelosi vowed on Thursday to retake the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives even as a string of critics within her party have said they will oppose her bid.

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