And I think that Nancy's great sense of, you know,fighting for justice and helping others was a great inspiration."
VOA: special.2009.08.24
House speaker Nancy Pelosi had great praise for the final bill and for her fellow Democrats, even as she scrapes and scrounges for the 216 votes needed to pass the legislation.
The Olympic flame was jointly lit by four Canadian sports heroes - all-time hockey great Wayne Gretzky, skier Nancy Greene, speed skater Catriona Le May Doan and basketball All-Star Steve Nash after being carried into the arena by paralympian Rick Hansen.
The electric guitar is still seen as a male instrument, despite great exponents in recent years like Nancy Wilson of Heart and Charlotte Hatherley of Ash, she says.