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It's a must-read story: Roll Call congressional reporter John Stanton gets the scoop on members of Congress who sport tattoos under their crisp suits and shiny lapel pins. Apparently, there's a lot more body ink on Capitol Hill than you might think. Rep. Duncan Hunter, Republican of California, and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Democrat of Illinois, are working on finishing half-sleeve tats on on both arms. In what must have been a bear to report, Stanton writes: What do Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., soccer legend David Beckham and conservative godfather Barry Goldwater have in common? All three men have, on more than one occasion, subjected themselves to the exquisite pain of an artist putting ink to skin. Beckham has more tattoos than most rock stars, Goldwater had Native American tribal work done on his hand and, as for Chicagoland Democrat Jackson? He has two half-sleeves nearly done, complete with portraits of his family and boyhood hero Bruce Lee. "I...