It was her coming-out to the nation, and Pelosi, 66, sought to introduce herself not only as the San Francisco liberal decried by Republicans, but as Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi, Italian-American Catholic, mother of five and native of gritty Baltimore, where her father was mayor.
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http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2007/01/04/555257.html Gritty? As to mean what? Is it 'real' like a Scorsese film? Is it dirty to the touch?
Apparently Little Italy now has a street named after the new Speaker of the House. I'm sorry I missed the ceremony.