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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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Members Of Congress Reveal Their Tattoos

Roll Call | Posted 05.08.2012

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What do Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., soccer legend David Beckham and conservative godfather Barry Goldwater have in common?...

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Congressman Seeks Answers From DEA After Outrageous Incident

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter says that leaving a 23-year-old college student in a holding cell for four days suggests a breakdow...

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Arthur Delaney

GOP Rep Wants Govt To Recognize 'TRUE' Unemployment Rate

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- California Republican Rep. Duncan D. Hunter wants the government to recognize the 'true' unemployment rate, a more accurate measure of j...

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Board Recommends Dismissal For Marine Who Criticized Obama On Facebook

AP | By JULIE WATSON | Posted 04.08.2012

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Marine Corps officials are seeking additional guidance from the Pentagon regarding service members' use of social media amid...

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Republican Congressman Can't Prove Regulations He's Against

La Mesa Patch | Ken Stonr | Posted 11.14.2011

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Rep. Duncan D. Hunter on Monday called for deregulation, saying it’s “impossible” to keep up with rules on the city, state and federal levels....

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Medal of Honor Upgrades Are Rare -- and Should Be

Ed Hooper | Posted 01.11.2012

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Ed Hooper

The Medal of Honor is this nation's highest combat award. The process of selection must remain exclusively with the Department of Defense for the medal to retain its valorous prominence -- on Veterans Day 2011 and for generations to come.

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GOP Congressman: Small Businesses 'Literally Should Be Paying No Taxes'

La Mesa, CA Patch | Ken Stone | Posted 01.07.2012

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Rep. Duncan D. Hunter told a packed room Monday morning that small businesses "literally should be paying no taxes."...

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Max J. Rosenthal

Rep. Presses Pentagon On Low Number Of Valor Awards For Iraq And Afghan Vets

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When former Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor in September, he became the first living Marine to earn the nation's...

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Joy Resmovits

Duncan's No Child Left Behind Proposal 'May Face ... Legal Challenges'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.04.2011

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Does U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have the legal authority to move forward with a proposal that allows states to bypass school performance ...

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When Did Providing Books to Poor Children Become a Waste of Federal Resources?

Ron Fairchild | Posted 07.26.2011

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Ron Fairchild

Is Chairman Hunter really saying that RIF, a 44-year-old program that puts 15 million books into the hands of over 4 million of vulnerable children each year is a waste of taxpayer dollars?

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Joy Resmovits

Education Reauthorization: A Law Left Behind?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.26.2011

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While Democrats and Republicans mostly agree that a sweeping federal law governing education desperately needs to be overhauled, they are divided on h...

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GOP Congressman Criticizes Naming Ship For Cesar Chavez

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 07.17.2011

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SAN DIEGO — A California Republican congressman on Tuesday lambasted the Navy for naming a cargo ship after the late farmworker activist Cesar C...

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Joy Resmovits

California Rep.'s Education Bill Seeks to Cut 43 Programs

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.13.2011

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NEW YORK -- If California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter has his way, 43 federal education programs will be slashed. Duncan introduced a bill Friday...

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Robert W. Benson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amanda Terkel

The Cost Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which is set to be rolled back in the coming months, expelled 3,664 service...

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The Next Amendment

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Steinberg

While these are all good suggestions that I hope will someday be the law of our land, there's a problem we need to get to first: the desecration of our national anthem.

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California Congressional Challengers On Hunger Strike To Force Debate With Duncan Hunter

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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California Congressional challengers in the Golden State's 52nd Congressional District are in the midst of a hunger strike designed to force incumbent...

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Peace Through Prosperity in Afghanistan

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Hughes

The Afghan Diaspora wants to share its knowledge and talent with their native bloodline connections to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan through prosperity and government transparency.

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Congressman Duncan Hunter Wants to Deport U.S. Citizens

John Carlos Frey | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Carlos Frey

In addition to supporting more militarization at the U.S. - Mexico border, Mr. Duncan D. Hunter also believes that the removal of U.S. born children of undocumented immigrant parents will help stop illegal immigration.

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Duncan Hunter: Deport Illegal Immigrants' Children Who Are Natural-Born Americans

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN DIEGO (AP)-- Rep. Duncan Hunter said he would support deporting U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants, adding that "it takes more than walking ...

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GOP vs. America's Armed Forces

Major General Paul D. Eaton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Major General Paul D. Eaton

This week's outburst by GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter attacking the integrity of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen, and Secretary of Defense Gates was disappointing on several levels.

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Jason Linkins

Duncan Hunter Insinuates That Mullen's Advocacy Of DADT Repeal Isn't Genuine, Warns Of 'Hermaphrodites'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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In testimony proffered at yesterday's hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Sta...

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Congress Hack Attack: House Member Web Sites Hacked With Anti-Obama Language

Posted 05.25.2011

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Several House members had their websites hacked overnight after President Obama's State of the Union Address. Around 6:30 a.m. Eastern, the sites of J...

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Sam Stein

Gingrich Rips RNC For Its Blagojevich Attacks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich sent a rather scathing letter to Mike Duncan on Tuesday, accusing the RNC chairman of engaging in "a destructive di...

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