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The Passing Douche-Parade

by David Kurtz
12.20.13 | 8:56 am

At TPMCafe, Bridget Todd comes to the defense of the other DC: “I can’t help but think that maybe if the people who are so convinced that D.C. politics is one big douche-parade left the Hill every now and again, they might change their tunes.”

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