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February 26, 2014

The age of law-stopping in Congress

By RUTH MARCUS Washington Post Writers Group

WASHINGTON — In his more than 58 years in Congress, John Dingell has never been known to mince words. So it was no surprise that the 87-year-old Michigan Democrat announced

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