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Welcome to America, where you’re never quite sure if your senator is dead or not | Arwa Mahdawi

First publishedJul 29, 10:00 UTC
Last updatedJul 30, 10:21 UTC · 2h ago
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Welcome to America, where you’re never quite sure if your senator is dead or not | Arwa Mahdawi
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Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead? Just asking for 340 million friends Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead?

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Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead? Just asking for 340 million friends Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead? Just asking for 340 million friends in the US. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized for a medical event on 14 June and we are now in week six of What on Earth is Going On With Mitch?

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Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead? Just asking for 340 million friends Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead?
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    Welcome to America, where you’re never quite sure if your senator is dead or not | Arwa Mahdawi

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