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Sleeping With the Rats

By Mary Ann Akers
Roll Call Staff
July 26, 2006, Midnight

Sure, we’ve heard about Members of Congress who secretly have slept in their offices over the years to save rent money. But now comes the pathetic-but-true story of a chief of staff who sleeps in the office storage space.

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