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Congress puts off, packs up, hits road

Session’s legacy? Rancor, inaction

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: September 23, 2012 at 4:36 a.m.

J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE
Credit: AP
 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (shown) and House Speaker John Boehner have presided over one of the least-productive Congresses in history.

A frustrated Congress quit Washington on Saturday with at least one hope — that the stark choice in the election ahead will give lawmakers clarity about what Americans want from their government.

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