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Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Alison McSherry
Posted March 14, 2011 at 5:29pm

“Congratulations to @universityofKY Wildcats on their 27th SEC championship victory! #GoCats”

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in a Monday morning tweet. The Wildcats men’s basketball team won the Southeastern Conference championship over the weekend, and they will play Princeton University in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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