Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (L) gives the speaker's gavel to newly elected House Speaker John Boehner during the opening day of the 112th United States Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 5, 2011. The 112th Congress of the United States was called to order on Wednesday, and John Boehner was elected Speaker in the House of Representatives. [Yuri Gripas/Xinhua]