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Tome Takes On Massachusetts’ Marathon Man

It’s hard to miss Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) these days. The meaty Financial Services chairman has seen his panel pushed to the forefront during the nation’s economic collapse. And Frank has been the subject of recent glossy magazine profiles in the New Yorker and the now-defunct Portfolio, portrayals that offered up rich anecdotes about his New Jersey working-class roots and his path from Bay State political aide to Capitol Hill leader.

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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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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

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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