With Nancy Pelosi now residing as Speaker of the House, she will be the most powerful woman in Washington, third in line of succession to the presidency. Here are some other politically powerful women.
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Nancy Pelosi is the first ever female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. That puts her third in the line of succession to the presidency, behind the president and vice president. (CBS)
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