Stephen Colbert's appearance before Congress in Washington DC today produced the spectacle of a satirical character testifying on a serious subject – an uneasy alliance even in Washington DC, where fact and fiction are co-habiting bedfellows. Colbert was testifying to the House of Representatives subcommittee on immigration, at the invitation of committee chair Zoe Lofgrun, as part of the "Take Ou
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