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A former U. S. senator recently told us that Congress now reports for work at noon on Tuesday, leaves at 3 p.m., comes back Wednesday at 9 a m., leaves at 3 p.m., works from 9 a m., until noon on Thursday and spends the majority of the remaining time fundraising and campaigning. The ugliness of partisan politics at the national level has found its way to Main Street.
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