Capitol Lens: He Went Thataway

By Douglas Graham

Posted September 23, 2011 at 4:31pm

R
ep. John Shimkus playfully attempts to dodge Bill Clark’s camera in the Capitol basement Wednesday. The Illinois Republican ducked around a corner, but the young man on the right doesn’t look too impressed by the cat-and-mouse game.

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