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Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Neda Semnani
Posted September 11, 2011 at 9:33pm

“The president’s speech I think was definitely a touchdown, an ace serve, in the spirit of the season, a home run, out of the park, 10th strike if you bowl.”

— Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) using up all the sports analogies she knows Friday morning in reaction to President Barack Obama’s jobs speech Thursday night.

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