Trayvon Martin's parents go to Capitol Hill
March 27, 2012
| AP
In a packed forum on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the parents of Trayvon Martin found support among members of Congress who turned the death of their 17-year-old's son into a...
Romney tries to rally uncommitted GOP lawmakers
March 22, 2012
| AP
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is raising money and trying to win over uncommitted GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Romney passed the hat at a breakfast...
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Capitol Hill, aside from being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington D.C. , stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues. It is one of the oldest residential communities in Washington, and, with roughly 35,000 people in just under two square miles, it is also one of the most densely populated. As a geographic feature, Capitol Hill rises in the center of the District of Columbia and extends eastward. Pierre L'Enfant, as he began to develop his plan for the new Federal City in 1791, chose to locate...
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