House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced via Twitter Friday that she is seeking to remain the Democrat leader when the next Congress convenes in January.

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Later Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed down from her opposition to a rescue of the auto industry with funds intended to make environmentally sound vehicles, two congressional officials told CNN.

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The House could have voted on final passage as early as Thursday, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the vote back to Friday after many House Democrats, upset that some education spending was pulled from the final plan, said they wanted to read the bill's language closely before voting.

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