Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Elizabeth Brotherton and Alison McSherry

Posted February 8, 2011 at 6:22pm

“Move over Punxsutawney Phil, Truck Day = first official sign of spring.”

— Sen. John Kerry in a Tuesday morning tweet. The Massachusetts Democrat was referring to the day the Red Sox load up a truck with equipment in preparation for spring training.

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