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Stephen Colbert To Testify Before House on Immigration

Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert is slated to testify at a congressional hearing Friday on immigration titled "Protecting America's Harvest." One Republican source said Colbert will be testifying "in character," the Bill O'Reilly-like muse Colbert uses for his show.

A House Judiciary Committee spokeswoman, confirming Colbert would testify, said the hearing matter was a "serious issue .. this is not a TV stunt." Some Republicans have already expressed unhappiness with Colbert testifying. The hearing is to be before the House Judiciary Committee's immigration subcommittee. Colbert's participation rose out of taking part in the United Farm Workers' "Take Our Jobs" initiative.

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