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Congress as Circus?<\/p><\/div>\n

I was tromping on the Mall last evening and this poster simply begged to be photographed. Bummed that I could not find a clown poster leftover from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to juxtapose with the U.S. Capitol Dome. H\/t to hike leader John Mercer<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As I was hoofing across town to the hike starting point, I passed by the Trump hotel. Four baseball fans were sitting on a bench; one of them shouted – HEY MAN! TAKE OUR PICTURE!<\/p>\n

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