...campaigning to become the first woman in the top Democratic leadership of the House--she is seeking the No. 3 job as party Whip if Democrats win the majority in November--Tauscher would seem a certain ally. But she is not. Instead, she is...

...House Democrats on Wednesday named Rep. Nancy Pelosi as party whip, their No. 2 post, bringing a Californian into the...in Congress in recent years, but none has ever been a party whip or leader. Pelosi, 61, relished the milestone but...