One blustery morning

News of the Year | January 2007 | Jamie Dean

Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House on January 5

Rep. Nancy Pelosi huddled inside St. Peter's Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., for a prayer service devoted to the historic events about to unfold: In a few hours, the California Democrat would become the first woman elected as speaker of the House of Representatives.

After the prayer service, Pelosi passed a handful of pro-life activists outside holding small signs with a simple message: "You can't be Catholic and pro-abortion." The congresswoman bustled by without speaking.

A few minutes later, Pelosi met another set of activists outside the Library of Congress: Women from the pro-abortion National Organization for Women (NOW) leaned against an 8-foot, multi-colored card filled with some 10,000 congratulatory messages for Pelosi from people all over the country. A beaming Pelosi called out: "Thank you! NOW has always been there for me."

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