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Caucus hang-ups, ripped speeches and saying a little prayer: Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of Feb. 3, 2020

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 7, 2020 at 3:18pm

Speaker Nancy Pelosi started a paper-tearing trend after she ripped a copy of the president’s State of the Union address on live TV. But papers weren’t the only things getting ripped to shreds this week — cue the spectacular meltdown at the Iowa caucuses and Rep. Jim Jordan’s famous affinity for ditching his suit jacket.

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