Chris Lehmann

Congressional Quarterly

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Editor for Congressional Quarterly and Washington correspondent for the New York Observer

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The first Democratic congress in a dozen years has just gone home after ending the first year of a two-year session, with polls showing a historic low in public esteem.

Democrats in Congress End Year with a Whimper

The first Democratic congress in a dozen years has just gone home after ending the first year of a two-year session, with polls showing a historic low in public esteem.

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