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Convicted as part of the Jack Abramoff scandal, Neil Volz has a new book about his time in Washington.

Lisa Kudrow’s television show “Web Therapy” debuted on Showtime this summer. In it, she plays Fiona Wallice, a self-anointed therapist conducting speed sessions over the Internet. Wallice also happens to be the wife of a Republican who’s running for a congressional seat in Pennsylvania. Kudrow spoke to The Hill about the show’s political storyline and her take on real-life politicians’ tireless ability to stay on message.

While the headlines earlier this summer about Boston Globe journalist Sally Jacobs’s new book, The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama’s Father, focused on the startling revelation that the president’s parents might have considered putting him up for adoption, the real story lies in the extraordinary ascent — and downfall — of Barack Obama Sr., a figure who made himself known to countless people in Kenya and the United States, yet until now remained largely shrouded in mystery.

Former CNN Capitol Hill and national political reporter Jessica Yellin has been named the news network’s chief White House correspondent.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken on one of West Virginia's most controversial issues — mountaintop-removal mining. 

Marlin Fitzwater is best known as the White House press secretary for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. 

Kaslow produced the movie "Atlas Shrugged" based on the novel by Ayn Rand, whose works have resonated among Tea Partiers.

The consumer advocate on whether he would ever run for Congress, the hardest thing about a presidential bid and more.

Publishing mogul Larry Flynt explains why exposing politicians’ indiscretions is important and how he ensures every lawmaker gets his magazine.

"I was deemed 'too pale' to be an entertainment reporter, so this was my next best option," Jane Carmichael says.