353. Nancy Pelosi: Speaker of the House Minority Leader

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader despite massive party losses in this month's congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership. Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, will become minority leader when Republicans assume the majority in the new Congress in January, 2011. (read more http://alturl.com/kjtz6)