Pelosi will seek to stay as House Dem leader
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to lead the House of Representatives, said she will try to stay on as leader of House Democrats, despite widespread complaints about massive losses that will put Barack Obama's party in the minority.
The decision exposed a rift between Pelosi's liberal allies and the dwindling number of moderate Democrats, who feel besieged and eager for substantive and symbolic changes in direction after Tuesday's Republican rout, fueled by voter discontent amid a struggling economy. It also is likely to trigger leadership battles farther down the ladder. (AP)
