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Ten Things I Learned During a Decade in D.C.

Death Race | Posted 05.22.2012

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Death Race

After eleven years living in Washington, D.C., part of me is just sick of this swamp. The superficial commentary, the power-driven egoists, the fake smiles, the obsession with image. That's why I'm moving to Los Angeles.

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Capitol's Asbestos Saga Ends After 13 Years, $173 Million

| Posted 05.17.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff This week marks the official conclusion of the case of 10 Architect of the Capitol employees who were exposed to a...

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Burglary String Perplexes Capitol Hill

National Journal | Posted 05.16.2012

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Puzzling break-ins over the last month at the offices of at least three House members and several committees have U.S. Capitol Police gumshoes working...

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LOOK: Big Change For Eisenhower Memorial Design

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Architect Frank Gehry and his design team proposed changes Tuesday to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial planned for a site near the Nati...

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Capitol Campus Slated To Get Bikeshare Stations This Summer

| Posted 05.14.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff After nearly two years of stops and starts, security concerns and logistical hurdles, Capital Bikeshare could be co...

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PHOTOS: Which Members Of Congress Have Tattoos?

| Posted 05.10.2012

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By John Stanton Roll Call Staff What do Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., soccer legend David Beckham and conservative godfather Barry Goldwater have in com...

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Linda Evans and Linda Grey Show Their Support For 'Meals for Moms'

Posted 05.01.2012

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Linda Evans and Linda Gray, of popular rival '80s soap operas "Dynasty" and "Dallas," respectively, are teaming up to support the Meals On Wheels Asso...

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LOOK: Baldwin, Other Celebrities Head To Capitol Hill To Press Arts Funding Cause

AP | STACY A. ANDERSON | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Celebrities including Alec Baldwin visited Capitol Hill Tuesday to shine their spotlight on federal funding for the arts. Baldwin and o...

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Norton Wants Expanded Commercial Filming Near Capitol

| Posted 04.03.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff The time is right to expand commercial filming and photography regulations around Capitol Hill, Del. Eleanor Holmes...

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2013 Inauguration Planners Want To Avoid 'Tunnel Of Doom'

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.28.2012

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WASHINGTON — The presidential election may be seven months off, but congressional leaders have already begun planning for the winner's inaugurat...

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26 Vets vs. 12,000 Lobbyists? It's Time to Level the Playing Field

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.28.2012

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Paul Rieckhoff

For over a decade, our vets have been leading the way overseas. It's about time we welcome them back with jobs so they can lead the way at home. Because really, if we can't support the folks we ask to fight and die for our country, then it's about time for a national gut-check.

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Designing a Blueprint for Accountability

Eliot Spitzer | Posted 05.27.2012

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Eliot Spitzer

Simply passing a bill designed by the Chamber of Commerce and the banks is a cheap move to appease donors and those whose economic theories have been proven wrong at every turn over the past several decades. But that is, unfortunately, what we have come to expect.

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Senate Passes Bill To Help Small Businesses

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — Legislation to help startup companies raise capital by reducing some federal regulations won easy passage in the Senate Thursday de...

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Memoirs of a Capitol Hill Staffer

Andy Kutler | Posted 05.11.2012

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Andy Kutler

For every conscientious statesmen in office, we have also elected a dozen grenade-throwers who measure success in terms of constituencies pandered to, election victories tallied, and political points scored in the media.

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A Place Where Dogs And Dead Bodies Peacefully Coexist

| Posted 02.29.2012

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By Jason Dick Roll Call Staff One of the liveliest places on Capitol Hill is, ironically, Historic Congressional Cemetery, a more than two-century...

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Amine El Khalifi, Suspect In Capitol Bomb Sting, Expected In Court

AP | MATTHEW BARAKAT | Posted 04.23.2012

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Virginia man charged with plotting a suicide bombing inside the U.S. Capitol as part of an FBI sting will remain in jail whi...

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The Farm Bill Saga Begins (Again): Will Development Be on the Stage, in the Wings or Out of Luck?

Kimberly Ann Elliott | Posted 04.15.2012

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Kimberly Ann Elliott

The budget situation offers opportunities to reform American farm policy to make it more efficient and equitable -- at home and abroad -- but only if the issues are debated fully and openly and with all the stakeholders represented.

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Why Does a Routine FAA Spending Bill Include Harsh Anti-union Language?

Thom Hartmann | Posted 04.09.2012

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Thom Hartmann

Republicans basically said if Democrats didn't agree to it then they'll shut down the FAA again -- just like they did last year.

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NOH8 On The Hill

Laurence Watts | Posted 03.24.2012

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Laurence Watts

NOH8's Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley and I hatched a plan to take the NOH8 Campaign to Capitol Hill. The end result is this: the NOH8 Campaign will be holding a closed shoot specifically for Senators and Representatives Feb. 15, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

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14 Arrested At Supreme Court Death Penalty Protest

AP | Posted 03.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — Fourteen people have been arrested at the Supreme Court for protesting the resumption of the use of the death penalty in the United...

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Top Democrat Hits Back On Darrell Issa's Occupy DC Probe

| Posted 01.12.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) appears to be in the early stages of launching an investigation into the Department of...

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Rachel Tepper

'Heat Seekers' Visits Capitol Hill's DC-3 (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- If you dropped by hot dog shop DC-3 on Capitol Hill's Barracks Row on Tuesday, you likely witnessed quite a scene. Food Network show "He...

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LOC's 'Little Scholars' Child Care Gets 2nd Bomb Threat

| Posted 03.07.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff A second bomb threat has been made against the Library of Congress' child care center. According to an email obt...

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Capitol Police, AOC Will Oversee Union Square

| Posted 01.04.2012

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By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police, two entities already facing a tightened budget environment, ar...

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Inside Capitol, Investor Access Yields Rich Tips

online.wsj.com | Posted 12.20.2011

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When Senate Democrats finally brokered a compromise over the proposed health-care law, a group of hedge funds were let in on the deal, learning detail...

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