Democrats defy Pelosi, elect Hoyer House leader
17th Nov 2006, 00:22 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nancy Pelosi, set to become the first woman to head the U.S. House of Representatives, suffered an embarrassing defeat on Thursday when fellow Democrats rejected her choice of a key foe of the Iraq war as her deputy.
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