The Baby-Faced Assassin | Overheard

By Julie Ershadi

Posted June 14, 2013 at 12:23pm

“Raul Ruiz: The baby-faced assassin!”

– Unidentified staffer at Thursday’s 52nd Annual CQ Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game, enthusiastically assessing the freshman California Democrat.

(Rep. Raul Ruiz Facebook Page) — (Courtesy Rep. Raul Ruiz’s Facebook Page)

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