[yay!]

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats took control of the 110th Congress on Thursday, promising to challenge President George W. Bush's Iraq war policies, help the poor and middle class and clean up how lawmakers do business.

On the first day of a two-year session, the House of Representatives made history by electing liberal Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California the first female to lead the 218-year-old chamber as its speaker.

It also marked the first time in his six years as president that Bush will not have fellow Republicans controlling either the House or Senate."