Pelosi Becomes Grandmother for Eighth Time

By Jennifer Bendery

Posted March 23, 2009 at 3:14pm

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) became a grandmother for the eighth time on Sunday with the birth of Isabella Pelosi Kaufman, born to her daughter Christine Pelosi and her husband, Paul Kaufman.

In a statement, Pelosi described Isabella as being 6 pounds, 15 ounces, 19 3/4 inches long and “adorable.—

Isabella is also the granddaughter of filmmakers Philip and Rose Kaufman of San Francisco.

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