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In Washington, Unpaid Internships Still Popular

For students intent on finding work, an unpaid internship is a necessary sacrifice, one that helps build contacts and gain invaluable workplace experience. But some observers are wary of how a marketplace in which uncompensated labor has become a near-ubiquitous feature might discriminate against students unable to sustain the financial burden of working for no pay.

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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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