Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Neda Semnani

Posted June 17, 2011 at 5:04pm

“You have a peculiar Groundhog Day-like obsession with the — you might call it a fetish — with the — sorry, inappropriate word — but with who will be the next IMF head.”

— White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, in response to a question from Reuters reporter Alister Bull.

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