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She doesn’t know it yet, but the week following the July Fourth congressional recess, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has an opportunity to step up on behalf of her party and lead the House, at least, out of its current gridlock over the debt-limit debate.

What prompts me to say such a thing is that all eyes are now focused on the president, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). That combo alone should cause someone of her great pride and sense of leadership to want to get in the mix.

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