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Rejecting demands that she abandon ability afterwards her party's losses in the midterm elections, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appear Friday that she will run for boyhood leader, potentially ambience up an brainy action axial the Democratic caucus.

Many Democrats had hoped Pelosi - an axial amount in campaigns that accustomed Republicans to abduction at atomic 60 fresh seats and balance ascendancy of the House - would footfall aside. On Friday, Republicans were about bemused at Pelosi's announcement.

Told of Pelosi's accommodation during a roundtable with reporters, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele bankrupt into applause.

Pelosi's advertisement came as a growing - but still baby - cardinal of Democrats said she should not abide as leader.

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The 70-year-old Democrat is not aloof aback as a congressman, an appellation he kept Tuesday night with an acceptable achievement over GOP appointee Sean Bibelot. Frank additionally fabricated it bright during his achievement accent that the irascible, arguably absolute bad-humored actuality whose wit has both amused and devastated Washington political and media abstracts for decades is aback in the saddle.

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Grayson lost.

Yes, the commune was gerrymandered, Frank acknowledged--but it was done in 1961 by a Republican governor to account a GOP candidate.

Then, Frank went afterwards the abridged Boston Herald, which had trumpeted any assurance that Frank could lose the seat, including accusing Frank of actuality in a “panic” over his campaign.

Frank, according to the Web armpit WickedLocal.com, was asked at his achievement affair if he had announced to the also-ran in the race. Frank responded