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1.  What is TheCapitol.Net?

TheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan firm, a Virginia corporation, and the exclusive provider of Congressional Quarterly Executive Conferences. 

Our authors are all independent subject-matter experts with current experience, and include current and former Hill staff and other experts. 

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Our editorial team has acquired, developed, designed, edited, marketed or published hundreds of books, including Congressional Deskbook; Congressional Directory; Congressional Operations Poster; Media Relations Handbook; Legislative Drafter's Deskbook; Real World Research Skills; and Common Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers.

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Many of our publications are also used in college courses, both undergraduate and graduate courses.

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Please note that not all of our publications are available for purchase directly from us: Legal Spectator & More is available for purchase only from your bookseller, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. For publications not available directly from us, your bookseller should be able to special order those publications from their supplier.

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Please note that not all of our publications are available for purchase directly from us: Legal Spectator & More is available for purchase from your supplier.

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