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Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

“dear tom, it’s never too late to reconcile our differences. i miss the way i clung to your face. bring me back, if only for valentines day.”

— Twitter meme Tom Coburn’s Beard. The satiric handle has been begging Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to grow another beard for months.

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