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Heard on the Hill: The New Fist Bump

By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
Roll Call Staff
Aug. 3, 2009, Midnight

Just as they are with their words, politicians usually are conservative in their nonverbal gestures. They might wave, give a thumbs up or slap an occasional high-five when they’re feeling particularly jaunty.

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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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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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