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by David Kurtz
01.07.11 | 5:43 am

House Democrats apparently refuse to give their blessing retroactively to the votes Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) took after skipping the swearing-in ceremony forcing Republicans to scramble to come up with another way to undo the mess Sessions created.

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