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Republicans Flee DC Ahead of Inauguration

Depressed and out of a job, it's time to go to Switzerland

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted Jan 2, 2009 12:25 PM CST

(Newser) – The Obama inauguration is looking like a good time for Republicans to abandon DC, reports Politico. Depressed by the reminder of their defeat, and often newly unemployed, they're renting their houses to visiting Democrats and heading to Vegas or Europe. Says a former John McCain... Read full story »

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Republicans Flee DC Ahead of Inauguration

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