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A Bowl of Dog Doo, Henry VIII and S-Holes: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless

Posted January 19, 2018 at 6:21pm

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With the deadline for funding the federal government looming at the end of the week, members of Congress still found the time to discuss Burning Man, their God-given hair color and, of course, s-holes.

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