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There was a time in American history when the U.S. House of Representatives was fondly known as 'The People's House' in recognition of the fact that House members were closest to the needs and interests of their local constituents.

PARENTS of young pop fans are seething after raunchy on-stage outbursts from shock-rocker Lady Gaga.

My name, Djelloul, has brought me into confrontation all my life with what it is to be an American. In boarding school it was questioned and I was made to feel 'foreign,' but in the Navy it was accepted because I was a brother in arms.

Ezra Klien wrote a great piece in the Washington Post about Tax Reform. Apparently Ron Widen and Judd Gregg are coming together to try to tackle the complications of our current tax code.

If Lady Gaga was trying to shock Boy George, I'm sure she failed miserably. Boy George is no stranger to scandal and controversy, and he could teach Lady Gaga a thing or two about grabbing headlines with eccentric behavior.

I truly believe if we frame the benefits of energy independence in a tangible way, it not only makes more sense, it provides less room for misinformation. But what do I know...

Researchers, political satirists and partisan mudslingers, take note: C-Span has uploaded virtually every minute of its video archives to the Internet.

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