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Members of Congress Catch 72-Hour Bug From Constituents

By Don Wolfensberger
Roll Call Contributing Writer
Oct. 6, 2009, Midnight

Congress has caught the 72-hour bug. It’s not a new strain of flu but an infectious form of transparentitis that’s sweeping the nation. And Members are catching it from their constituents.

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