U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, center left, is applauded by female House Democrats during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2012. Pelosi, the first female speaker when Democrats controlled the chamber from 2007 to 2011, said she will stay for another two-year term. Photographer: Rich Clement/Bloomberg