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Hearing on aliens chaired by former Rep., attended by six other former Congress members

Hearing on aliens: The 30 hours of congressional-style hearings kicked off Monday and are scheduled to run through Friday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

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Then-US Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick is seen at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, in 2010, in Detroit. Kilpatrick and six other former members of Congress are chairing a hearing on whether there is life beyond Earth. It began Monday, April 29, 2013, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and runs through May 3. A private group sponsoring the hearing says it hopes to prove that aliens contact Earth, and that the government is trying to keep it secret.
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Ex-U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Detroit and six other former Congress members are presiding over hearings on the existence of extraterrestrials.

The 30 hours of congressional-style hearings kicked off Monday and are scheduled to run through Friday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Those testifying hope to prove that aliens contact Earth — and that the government is trying to keep it secret.

Kilpatrick tells The Detroit News she's been researching the topic and is "looking forward to the week's activities."

The News says Kilpatrick, who is being paid $20,000 plus expenses, will chair the panel on Tuesday.

Kilpatrick is a Democrat who served in Congress from 1997-2011. Her son, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, is awaiting sentencing after being convicted on two dozen counts of corruption.

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