Heard on the Hill: Comparing Two American Institutions - Roll Call

Heard on the Hill: Comparing Two American Institutions

By Elizabeth Brotherton and Alison McSherry

Posted January 18, 2011 at 6:32pm

News broke Tuesday morning that two American stalwarts were retiring — Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and talk-show host Regis Philbin. As the legends begin their last months in Congress and on the air, respectively, HOH compares the legacies of the two men.

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