Like Rome before its sacking, Washington is not entirely sure what to expect when the newly elected Republican-controlled House of Representatives settles down to work in the nation's capital on January 5th. But it does know, in a general sort of way, that a certain amount of unpleasantness lies ahead. To judge by what they say, the incoming Republicans see themselves less as Goths than as cleansers of the Augean stables.
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