U.S. Democrats officially elect Pelosi as House speaker-designate
17th Nov 2006, 03:10 GMT
U.S. House Democrats on Thursday officially elected Representative Nancy Pelosi of California as speaker-designate, to succeed Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois when the new Congress convenes in January next year.
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