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What If: A Fashion Nightmare With VP Sarah Palin

Karin Tanabe | Posted 09.19.2008 | Style

Read More: Washington DC, Capitol Hill, Alaska, Fashion, Sarah Palin Style, Sarah Palin, Washington Style, Style News
Karin Tanabe

"Fashion in Alaska means your fur hat is dead." Yet somehow Bouffant Barbie has convinced America that she's a fashion sensation and will pile her dog...

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Auguries, Magic Spells, and Some Early Returns

Carl Pope | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Congress, John McCain, Capitol Hill, Tire Pressure, David Davis, Politics News
Carl Pope

Johnson City, TN --This year's campaign is beginning to resemble the last days of the Roman Republic. During the past week, rightwing politicians who ...

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IRS Loses $37 Million Using Contract Debt Collectors, Not Employees

Washington Post | Lyndsey Layton, Christopher Lee | Posted 04.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Tax Scofflaws, Debt Collectors, April 15, Tax Collectors, Tax Agents, Capitol Hill, Irs, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Day, Tax Gap, Taxes Due, Business News

The Internal Revenue Service expects to lose more than $37 million by using private debt collectors to pursue tax scofflaws through a program that has...

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Earmarks: Faster And Easier Than Ever Thanks To Innovation

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 02.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Spending Bill, Tom Reynolds, DC Earmarks, Ted Stevens, Capitol Hill, King of Pork, Earmarks, Robert Byrd, Federal Budget, Henry Waxman, Business News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Its earmark season on Capitol Hill, and this year, thanks to technology, it will be even easier for members of Congress to get their earmark requests sorted out and submitted.

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New Menu in Capitol Cafeterias Ruffles Conservative Feathers

Kerry Trueman | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Food on Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Cafeterias, Capitol Hill, Restaurant Associates, Green the Capitol, Politics News
Kerry Trueman

Pelosi's initiative has been met with predictable resistance from the fossil-fueled fossils who pride themselves on having taken the "conserve" out of the word "conservative."

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Sam Stein

Despite War Outrage, Cutting Off Iraq Funds Not On The Table

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, War Funding, Capitol Hill, Senate, Politics News

It is regarded within some progressive circles as the one way of bringing an end to the Iraq War with President Bush still in office. If 41 Senators w...

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News Alert: If You Love Renewable Energy, It's Time to Freak Out

Toby Barlow | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics

Read More: Paris Hilton, Pelosi, Solar Energy, Capitol Hill, Democratic Party, Climate Change, Reid, Greenhouse Effect, Politics News
Toby Barlow

Pelosi and Reid are just about to do the stupidest thing imaginable: pull the rug out from underneath the blossoming renewable energy economy at the time when we need it most.

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Lawmakers Say Capitol Artwork Is Race "Disgrace"

The Hill | Posted 10.29.2007 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Capitol Hill, Politics News

Just nine statues in the Capitol's 100-piece Statuary Hall collection depict minorities, a figure that some lawmakers claim is woefully inadequate. C...

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Protesters Dressed As Blackwater Guards Arrested In Front Of Congress

CNN | Paul Courson | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics

Read More: Protesters Arrested, Capitol Hill, Blackwater, Politics News

Dozens of protesters were arrested Monday for blocking the doors and streets outside congressional buildings near the U.S. Capitol, according to Sgt. ...

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Jenna Jameson Gets VIP Treatment On Capitol Hill

Washington Post's The Sleuth Blog | Mary Ann Akers | Posted 09.21.2007 | Home

Read More: Arlen Specter, Jenna Jameson, Capitol Hill, Adult Films, Home News

Guess who got a V.I.P. tour of the Capitol Thursday? Porn star - no, make that former porn star - and big Hillary Clinton fan Jenna Jameson. Jameson...

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Michael Roston

As Petraeus Testifies, State Dept. Delays Weekly Iraq Status Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 09.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: Capitol Hill, Ryan Crocker, David Petraeus, Iraq, Congress, Department of State, Brookings Institution, State Department, Iraq Weekly Status Report, Politics News

As a top American general and the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq delivered their Iraq progress reports on Capitol Hill today, the State Department failed to ...

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