Outside the Sotomayor confirmation hearing, people take sides on the Supreme Court nominee's qualifications and record. Video by Alexandra Garcia / The Washington Post

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Peter is the second in an onBeing mini-series exploring the American Flag.
Visit www.washingtonpost.com/onbeing for more videos in the "onBeing" series.

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Sarah Palin has her eyes on the basket. And the ball. And aquatic fowl. Mouthpiece Theater by Dana Milbank & Gaby Bruna

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At the Newseum in Washington, DC, we asked the public to rate President Obama's first 100 days in office. Video by Whitney Shefte and Alexandra Garcia / The Washington Post

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Taylor Swift performed at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Va., for hundreds of screaming, adoring students Tuesday, and gave an exclusive interview to The Washington Post. Verizon Wireless awarded the concert to the school that texted in the most amount of times. Video by Anna Uhls / The Washington Post

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The Washington Post's Dana Milbank and Akira Hakuta sketch a McCain/Palin campaign event in Bethlehem, Pa. Video by Akira Hakuta / washingtonpost.com

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Every Saturday at dawn, dozens of people line up outside the Ambassador Baptist Church n southeast Washington. In recent months, the demand for food assistance in the D.C. area has grown significantly. Video by Pierre Kattar / The Washington Post

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Business is good at the bartending school in Arlington, Va. Enrollment is up 25 percent. Soul-searchers, college graduates and the unemployed look to the service industry for answers. Video by Pierre Kattar / The Washington Post

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'The Federal Eye' Ed O'Keefe answers a reader's question about government efforts to fund next-generation rail transport.

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The Washington Post's Federal Eye blogger Ed O'Keefe answers the first "Ask Your Government" question: "Which agencies do you think we should eliminate?"

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Fifteen days remain in the presidential race and the electoral map appears to be hardening in Barack Obama's favor with the Illinois senator playing offense in a number of red states while John McCain has largely retreated within the borders of the 2004 map that gave President George W. Bush a second term.

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It was deja vu all over again for John McCain last week.

The rapid drop of the Dow Jones Industrial Average kept the economy front and center, playing into the hands of Barack Obama and Democrats up and down the ballot.

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The Fix's Chris Cillizza requests ideas from viewers for his new daily political video show.

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