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"Fight for Each Other": Paralysis Cure Research Bill Hangs in the Balance

Don C. Reed | Posted 05.15.2012

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Don C. Reed

"People must fight for each other", said the lady in the elevator. She and I had on a twelve-story elevator ride together, and I had just been telli...

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Tea Party Rival Confronts Congress With Unprecedented Cuts

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.13.2012

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Mark Steinberg

The 99 percent today announced that they have formed a group -- to be known as "The Sea Party" -- whose mission is to excavate the U.S. Capitol and tow it into the Atlantic.

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Members Of Congress Receive Threats

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 04.23.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Senate's top law enforcement officer says congressional offices have received threatening letters containing a suspicious powde...

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Andrea Stone

Did FBI Thwart Accused U.S. Capitol Suicide Bomber -- Or Enable Him?

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A Moroccan immigrant wearing what he thought was a suicide vest and carrying a military-style automatic weapon was arrested Friday in a ...

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Amine El Khalifi Arrested: Capitol Suicide Bombing Attempt Halted

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and ERIC TUCKER | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — A 29-year-old Moroccan man who believed he was working with al-Qaida was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol as he was planning t...

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Capitol Suicide Bombing Plot Foiled

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Fox News is reporting that authorities have arrested a man who intended to commit a suicide attack at the U.S. Capitol: The man, in h...

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Which Congressional Buildings Are In 'Poor' Condition?

| Posted 02.10.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff As buildings around the Capitol campus continue to deteriorate because of age and the effect of last summer's magni...

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Occupy Protesters To Gather Outside Capitol

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 03.18.2012

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By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement will meet outside the Capitol in Washing...

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This Week In The Civil War

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 11.20.2011

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-- This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Nov. 20: Federal forces this week in 1861 continue to press their blockade of the Southern coast....

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DOJ: U.S. Citizen Charged In Pentagon, Capitol Terror Plot

Posted 11.28.2011

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A 26-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested in connection with a plot to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol using an aircraft filled with C-4 ...

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Obama Meets Tea Party Half-Way

Mark Steinberg | Posted 11.01.2011

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Mark Steinberg

President: "Why can't I drive down Pennsylvania Avenue before or after the time that the pizza is supposed to be delivered?" Boehner: "The caucus feels that allowing you to precede the pizza man would make them look weak."

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Kia Makarechi

It's Here! OK Go Debuts Muppets Video

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.22.2011

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When it comes to feel-good viral potential, it's hard to think of a more potent duo than the band OK Go and the Muppets. As performers on The Gree...

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WATCH: Steve Martin & His Banjo To Head To U.S. Capitol On 4th Of July

AP/The Huffington Post | By SANDY COHEN | Posted 07.23.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Steve Martin and his banjo are taking on the U.S. Capitol on July 4. The 65-year-old entertainer is set to perform from the Capitol'...

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US Panel Calls For Smithsonian Latino Museum

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 07.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A federal commission is calling for a national museum devoted to American Latino history and culture to be built next to the Capitol as ...

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Friday Talking Points [157] -- Eight Point Nine

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

This just in... Charlie Sheen and Sarah Palin caught smoking pot in love nest! Well, no, sorry, that's absolutely false. However, it would make a dan...

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Biggest Football Game Is One Being Played in Washington, D.C.

Brian Frederick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Frederick

There's only one game left in the NFL season. But there's plenty of political football being played in Washington, D.C. -- and the result of this game will shape the sport and country for years to come.

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On Car Bombs and Righteous Leaks: A Conversation With Robert Baer

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Lybarger

Robert Baer retired from the Central Intelligence Agency after 20 years in 1997, but he's still learning about security threats from the region that was his specialty, the Middle East.

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Interest Groups Celebrate With Congress

The Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Sunlight Foundation

The American Farm Bureau has invited every member of Congress to its "Taste of the States" event Tuesday for a stand-up buffet -- just one of the many invite-only parties this holiday season.

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Fiscal Conservatives: Just What the Doctor Ordered

Maggie Kozel, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maggie Kozel, M.D.

Who better to find a saner and fiscally-responsible way to deliver health care than those who have pledged to save us from wasteful spending and ineffective policies? Welcome back, fiscal conservatives!

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House Side Of Capitol Evacuated

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Police briefly evacuated part of the Capitol building Monday after a powdery substance was found in the visitors' gallery overlooki...

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Kenyan Embassy Mocks Tea Party Movement, Promotes Kenyan Tea With Capitol Tea Party

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Kenyan Embassy is set to promote one of its biggest exports and mock the tea party movement at the same time. According to Talking Points Memo,...

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Congress Dedicates Plaques Acknowledging Slaves Who Helped Build Capitol

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — African-American slaves sweated in the summer heat and shivered in the winter's cold while helping to build the U.S. Capitol. Cong...

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Best of Emily West, Part 2: True, Blue Country Girl Talks Funny

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Bialas

On a stage filled with alpha males, the effervescent Emily West is bringing a frisky, feminine touch to the Country Throwdown Tour that rolls through America until June 20.

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Pelosi Heckled Leading Democrats To Capitol

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are voting on the historic health care overhaul as a gesture for the American people. Bu...

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Landra Reid Undergoes Surgery After I-95 Crash: Senator Harry Reid At Hospital, Daughter Released

AP | MATTHEW BARAKAT | Posted 05.25.2011

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trai...

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