House Un-American Activities Committee: Will the new House revive 'McCarthyism'?
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The 1950s brought us Elvis, poodle skirts, rock 'n' roll, squeaky clean television families... and McCarthyism.
Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis) is one of the US Senate's most infamous characters. He fueled fear during the early years of the Cold War with red-baiting.
Running parallel with McCarthy's red-baiting in the Senate was the House Un-American Acti…
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