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With Brokaw flailing at MTP, does George smell blood in the water? Whatever provoked it, the former Clinton staffer drilled Speaker Pelosi for 8 minutes on energy policy today on “This Week.”

J. Aloysius Hogan (solid name) quit his gig as COS for Rep. Paul Broun because of money issues. Aloysisus (we can’t stop saying it) also blasted around his resume with hopes of landing a new gig. Jackie Kucinich: Broun’s chief of staff quits amid budgetary debacle The chief of staff …

Yes … having solved the energy crisis, ended the Iraq war, and fixed social security, Congress is now working on an apology for slavery and racial segregation The Crypt: House to take up apology for slavery and racial segregation next week The House is scheduled to take up a resolution …

Politico: Rep. Herseth Sandlin Is Pregnant In late March of 2007 Stephanie Herseth married former Rep. Max Sandlin and now they’ve announced their good news – she’s due in December.

O’Connor: House to observe moment of silence House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) honored the request of a North Carolina Republican this week by calling for a moment of silence on the first legislative day of each month to commemorate military personnel who have been killed or injured in Iraq or …

We hope you made it into work OK and missed all of the truckers. If today’s protest is anything like the last one, it may be a good day to break out those ear plugs at your desk. Gas Prices Protest Could Jam Morning Rush A group of truck drivers is planning …

Daniel Reilly: Bill Gates to Testify Before Congress — March 12, House Science and Technology Committe

Bres: Democrats set pro forma sessions to avoid ‘special session’ on FISA

Shore Good To Know You, Wayne In MD-01, state Sen. Andy Harris (R) defeated Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R)

McGrane: Mortgage woes yield high interest on Hill

Bres: Sebelius is up now And gosh, she was terrifically boring. Today, I went from Barack Obama to George Bush to Kathleen Sebelius, and I seemed like I was going downhill in rhetorical ability-o-meter. Wow. …but, he does kiss Rahm’s Ring: Rahm sums up the Bush speech pretty well

O’Connor: Emerson will stay in the House

doesn’t like West Va. football The House is taking up two resolutions today to honor college-football teams, which in my opinion is at least one too many. But the assertion in the resolution that the WVU had to “overcome adversity” to win the Fiesta Bowl doesn’t really make it for …

Ryan Grim: Young Blunt doesn’t disappoint Josh Kraushaar: Missouri governor Blunt announces surprise retirement