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Battle for the Trophy Rages On

Forty-three Years in, Members Still Laying It on the Line for a Victory

By John McArdle
Roll Call Staff
July 7, 2004, 10:40 a.m.

One can almost compare the Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game to the typical family’s Thanksgiving football matchup. It’s all in good fun, everyone wears a smile — but there’s also a heck of a lot of pride on the line.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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