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Nancy Pelosi: How she rose to the top - and stayed there
Nancy Pelosi will be making headlines once more in leading the Democratic party in Congress for another term. It marks a new chapter in her nearly 50-year political career - and perhaps her greatest challenge yet.
With Kamala Harris about to be the country's first female vice-president, Pelosi can no longer claim the mantle of most powerful woman in US politics.
But as Speaker of the House the 80-year-old will play a critical role in advancing the agenda of the new president.
That means there's no time to dwell on her personal disappointment over November's election - she takes charge of a shrinking majority in the lower chamber.
Instead, the coming term will demonstrate all the Pelosi qualities that both rally her supporters and alienate her many detractors.
Her legislative acumen, her ability to keep a restless party united when it matters and her instinct for political theatre (more on that sarcastic clap later).
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