Exclusive: How Ted Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi pushed Barack Obama to go big on health care Susan Page, USA TODAY © Evan Vucci, AP Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, stands with Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., during a rally for Obama at American University on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, in Washington. Kennedy calling him a "man with extraordinary gifts of leadership and character," a worthy heir to his assassinated brother. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ORG XMIT: DCEV110 This story is adapted from “Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power,” which...