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The Case for a Diverse Bench — and Congress

By Rob Richie and Cynthia Terrell
Special to Roll Call
June 29, 2009, Midnight

In the midst of the heated rhetoric surrounding Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s potential ascension to the Supreme Court, it’s time to ask how much we value fair representation, particularly of women.

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February 9, 2012

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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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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