Politico.com - Patrick Gavin, 4/29/13

E.T. has come home — to the National Press Club, that is.

The Paradigm Research Group, the organization behind the White House petition that ultimately earned a dissenting response from the Obama administration, is this week hosting a “citizens hearing” on extraterrestrial life. Set to appear are former politicians such as Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), Reps. Darlene Hooley (D-Ore.), Merrill Cook (R-Utah), Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.) and Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.). The former politicians are being paid for their appearances.

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