Welcome (Democratic-led) 110th Congress

Firedoglake has a post about the new session of Congress that begins today, including a neat picture of Nancy Pelosi getting a hug from her granddaughter.




Paul Kiel of TPMmuckraker notes that new Represenative Keith Ellison, D-MN, could be seen making his way over to Rep. Virgil Goode, R-VA, to introduce himself. More, with video clip, here.

And, for anyone who missed this earlier, some in the Republican minority have been pushing for a "Minority Bill of Rights". It's based on a proposal made by Nancy Pelosi two years ago. Guess what Denny Hastert's response was at the time?

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