U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee March 20, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on "Proposed Legislation on Iraq."

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U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee March 20, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on "Proposed Legislation on Iraq."

Former US Rep. Daniel Lipinski, a Catholic pro-life Democrat, tells the Register that the Capitol Hill riots reveal a perilous political divide.