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Global protests staged over post-election crackdown in Iran

Protesters across six continents on Saturday demanded the release of hundreds of detainees in Iran who were arrested in the bloody aftermath of the Islamic republic's disputed presidential election.

Off-duty Capitol officer wounded in Maryland

An off-duty U.S. Capitol police officer was wounded during a shootout in Maryland on Thursday night, authorities said. It was the second shooting involving Capitol police officers in as many days.

Slaves helped build White House, U.S. Capitol

In January, President-elect Barack Obama and his family will make history, becoming the first African-American first family to move into the White House -- a house with a history of slavery. In fact, the legacy of American presidents owning slaves goes all the way back to George Washington.

New center offers warmer welcome to Capitol tourists

The days of having nothing but an idle outdoor wait ahead of a U.S. Capitol tour appear to be over.

Commentary: Washington getting ready for event of a lifetime

Is it just me or has everyone living within a 120-mile radius of the U.S. Capitol Building heard from his or her fifth cousin lately?

Man with gun caught near U.S. Capitol

Capitol Police arrested a man Friday after an officer spotted a rifle in his car when he stopped the officer to ask for directions two blocks from the Capitol building.

Time.com: Armed Man Detained Near US Capitol

Capitol Police arrested a man Friday after they found a grenade and several weapons in his car several blocks from the Capitol building

All-clear given after plane enters restricted area over Washington

A private plane entered the restricted airspace over Washington on Wednesday, prompting some people to evacuate buildings on Capitol Hill but posing no imminent threat, officials said.

Time.com: Battling Bush on the Cost of War

David Obey is Congress's man with the pencils -- and the Democrats' point man for holding the line on spending

Effort to 'green' U.S. Capitol complicated by coal

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to make the U.S. Capitol complex more environmentally friendly is being hampered by the reluctance of lawmakers from coal-producing states to implement changes at the complex's coal-burning power plant.

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