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...Kasich, a fiscal conservative known for his love of jam bands. "Our first rabbi on the right" is how Bono describes Kasich. Still, it took dozens of visits to the Hill for Bono to gain influence. At first, even Democrats wouldn't clear their schedules. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi offered some time while she waited for a flight at the mordantly depressing Dulles Airport. "In a short period, I saw a depth of knowledge that was hugely impressive and a depth of commitment to match," says Pelosi. "I mean, he came to Dulles." Republicans tended to be more skeptical...
...House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi can appoint people to high-level commissions and direct millions of federal dollars to her district. But the lawmaker from San Francisco can't pick her own car. For security reasons, congressional leaders are required to ride in vans or sport-utility vehicles driven by Capitol Hill police. Pelosi, worried about environmental impact, is no longer content to ride in a gas-guzzling black Chevy Suburban. "I want a hybrid," she told TIME last week. A few Governors and mayors have already switched to hybrid cars for their official use. But so far, Pelosi says...
...Pelosi is trying to force Washington to go high tech on other fronts as well. In a recent meeting with Google co-founder Larry Page, Pelosi told him of the Democrats' plan to try to make broadband Internet access available nationwide in 10 years. "Ten, why not two?" Page responded, so Pelosi split the difference and is aiming for five years. She is also pushing the ideas of Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School's innovation guru who says big organizations must open up to new ideas and technology or they will get left behind. Says Pelosi: "We cannot be encumbered...
...Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addressed a packed crowd at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Friday afternoon, presenting a new “Innovation Agenda” and speaking about the importance of women in politics. Pelosi, who as House minority leader is the highest ranking woman in congressional history, laid out a five-point plan that included a call for improved public education, more funding for research and development, universal broadband access, energy independence, and a better regulatory climate for small businesses. Each proposal was further broken down into specific planks, with provisions such as universal health care...
...research shows was caused by bird flu. Bush had started reading it in July and finished it at the ranch during his working vacation, the staff said. Despite the time, attention and enthusiasm Bush has brought to the issue, Democrats say it wasn't enough. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California said Bush's strategy is "several years too late" and that the country remains "unprepared." But the flu issue seems well-suited for Bush at a time when he is struggling to regain his political footing. It allows him to take executive action and show himself as preemptive...