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Labor Votes to Intrude on War, 9/11 Debates

Just because everyone on Capitol Hill will be talking about, thinking about and posturing over Iraq this week doesn’t mean that Members of Congress can’t multitask — and if all goes well for the Democratic majorities in both chambers, they’ll be able to take their jabs at President Bush over the Iraq War and pass a few measures designed to boost union membership, too.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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