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Published 2/25/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Smoke from a clogged fireplace in Sen. Jon Kyl's Capitol office billowed into the second floor hallway around the Senate chamber for nearly a half hour Tuesday before workers finally used water and a bucket of sand to extinguish the fireplace blaze.
The fire never appeared to put anyone in danger, [...]
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