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Friday May 17 | Roll Call

On the Trail of Toasted Ravioli | Noshtalgia

The version of toasted ravioli at Ledo's chain restaurants is filled with hot peppers and cheese instead of meat, but it's in an attractive fried shell.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Top McConnell Aide Caught Promoting Politico

Roll Call : "A video posted on the Politico website featuring Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's chief of staff has been taken down after the Kentucky Republican's office objected to its placement on a page designed to solicit advertisers." The video features McConnell chief of staff Josh Holmes explaining why he reads the Washington ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, Mitch McConnell, US News

Wed May 15, 2013

Examiner.com

DC-based artist Kari Kant to host debut "Abstraction" presentation

A portion of proceeds from the event's sales will be donated to Tracy's Kids , a non-profit organization providing art therapy to children with cancer.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, Fairhope, AL

Roll Call

Mikulski Pushing Spending Bills, Even Absent a Budget | #WGDB

Senate appropriators are moving forward with spending bills for the next fiscal year, even without a House-Senate agreement on the budget.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nita Lowey, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Ron Wyden, Republican, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid

Tue May 14, 2013

Philly.com

Lautenberg to return for Thurs meeting

New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg is expected back in Washington Thursday to help advance President Obama's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, spokesman Caley Gray confirmed Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Frank Lautenberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environment, Science

Lucianne.com

Next 25 Articles

A report in Roll Call in March 2012 revealed that leading members of Congress not only were aware that the Internal Revenue Service had begun investigating the political activity of would-be 501 4 Tea Party groups that winter, but showed to what an extent members of Congress had been actively putting pressure on the agency to take a closer look at ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Tax, Tea Party, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama

Mon May 13, 2013

Canada.com

Tories hope ads aimed at U.S. lawmakers will win support for Keystone pipeline

The Conservative government has launched a public relations advertising offensive on American lawmakers ahead of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip this week to New York, selling Canada as an environmental leader in hopes of winning U.S. political support for the Keystone XL oilsands pipeline.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Stephen Harper, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, Washington Post, Publishing

Roll Call

Taste of America: Where's a Voter to Sample?

The second round of CQ Roll Call's 2013 Taste of America throwdown is under way, with culinary partisans voting for their favorite vittles from sea to shining sea.

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Related Topix: Washington, DC, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Georgetown (Washington, DC), Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, Bar-B-Q

Sat May 11, 2013

News Times

Rosa DeLauro, behind the flamboyance

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., center, walks down the House steps as Congress wraps up a series of votes in the Capitol on Friday, May 13, 2011.

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Related Topix: Rosa DeLauro, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington, DC

Thu May 09, 2013

The Huffington Post

PHOTOS: Watch All The Women On Capitol Hill Gawk At Prince Harry

The British royal has finally touched down in the U.S., kicking off his first tour of the country since that infamous Las Vegas scandal.

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Related Topix: World News, Prince Harry, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Photography, Arts, US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

Roll Call

Softball: 'Debbie Is Gonna Make Us Practice in the Rain'

Wasserman Schultz, second from left, is not happy with her team's rain-out policy.

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FishBowl

Morning Chatter

"You might be a troll IF you are blocking me while also sending me harassing messages." - Conservative blogger Robert Stacy McCain .

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Related Topix: Examiner, iPhone

Wed May 08, 2013

Switched

Jackie Speier Alerts Marines To 'F'N Wook' Facebook Page, Sends Letter Urging Action

MARCH 20: Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act to discuss the benefits the law has had for American women.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Jackie Speier, Democrat, US Military, US Marine Corps, Social Software, Startups, Facebook

Roll Call

Bob Dold Announces House Comeback Campaign #IL10

Former Rep. Robert Dold, R-Ill, announced on Wednesday that he will officially run for Illinois' 10th District, setting up a rematch in one of the state's most competitive seats.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Robert Dold, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Representative Brad Schneider

Switched

D.C. Tourist Attractions: Washington's Most And Least Visited Attractions

A record setting 19 million tourists visited the District in 2012, around a million more visitors than 2011.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Bangor Daily News

Taste of America asks people to vote for best State food

The annual Roll Call's Taste of America vote is running through the month of May, and the first round of voting for which state has the best iconic food items ends on Friday, May 10.

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Roll Call

D.C.'s Latest Immigration News Comes at Key Time for Congress

Gray said he intends to push legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses in D.C. Even though the D.C. proposal taps on the hot-button issue of immigration, members of Congress don't seem likely to invest themselves in defeating it.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, Illinois, US Politics, Trent Franks, Republican, US House of Representatives

Tue May 07, 2013

The Huffington Post

'Charming' Jesse Jackson Jr. Deserves Break, Says Politician

Rep. Marcia Fudge asked a judge to go easy on Jesse Jackson Jr. WASHINGTON -- Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Marcia Fudge, Jesse Jackson, Ohio

Roll Call

House Republicans to Meet Next Week to Plot Debt Ceiling Strategy

Boehner and other House GOP leaders will meet with their conference next week to discuss a path forward on debt ceiling negotiations.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John Boehner, US House of Representatives, Republican

Roll Call

Monumental Moment | Capitol Lens

A fountain above the Capitol Visitor Center frames the Capitol Dome on a cloudy, rainy day in Washington, D.C. Roll Call has launched a new feature, Hill Navigator , to advise congressional staffers and would-be staffers on how to manage workplace issues on Capitol Hill.

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