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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has remained ostensibly neutral in the Democratic primary contest. But the consensus, based on telltale signs like an Obama endorsement from her close supporter Rep. George Miller (D-CA), has been that she prefers Obama.

In this revealing exchange yesterday on NECN-TV, Pelosi is asked about the prospect of a Clinton-Obama ticket (via Ben Smith):

Doesn’t sound like Pelosi was too happy with Clinton’s line about her and McCain having “crossed the commander-in-chief threshold.”

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