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It's hard to believe, but that's what we're hearing from Capitol Hill. A resolution has been proposed in the House of Representatives that condemns Iran for the seizure of British sailors and marines, expresses support for our British allies. It's hard to see anything controversial in that. But apparently, the resolution has languished all week while Pelosi refuses to allow it to come to the floor. Earlier today, Congressman Eric Cantor wrote the following letter to Pelosi: Dear Madam Speaker: Fifteen kidnapped British marines and sailors recently became the latest victims of a systematic Iranian campaign of terror and international...

Dems vote for defeat, plus $124B in pork to its reps.

Press Releases Contact: Brendan Daly 202-226-7616 For Immediate Release 03/21/2007 Pelosi Statement on Gore Testimony on Global Warming Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on former Vice President Al Gore’s testimony on global warming at a Energy and Commerce Committee hearing today: “As a global leader on combating climate change, Al Gore has been both an educator and an agitator – spurring so many to take real action. Today, he presented Congress with challenging and creative ideas, and made a compelling case for the urgency to act. “In the House, we have begun the hard...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-0703200146mar20,1,7833118.story?coll=chi-politics-stories2 Pelosi: `I believe we need a new attorney general' `Era of no oversight' for Republicans is over, speaker says Advertisement By Jill ZuckmanTribune national correspondent March 20, 2007 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi added her voice to the growing chorus of discontent over the Justice Department's firing of eight federal prosecutors, saying Monday, "I believe we need a new attorney general." In a meeting with the Tribune editorial board and in an interview with WGN-TV, Pelosi (D-Calif.) said there was a reason Republicans feared a Democratic victory last November. "They knew that the era of no oversight was over...