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Worst Members of Congress

Esquire lists the public servants most wasting your money today

By Clay Dillow, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 18, 2008 3:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – The competition for the worst member of Congress title was more like a marathon, Esquire reports; a wide field of people worked over long periods of time to stake their places in this list. Below, the worst of the worst:

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn: Since

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