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The Politician's Winning Ticket
Sen. Judd Gregg pocketed $853,492.
(By Melina Mara -- The Washington Post)
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Which, he said, translates to "whatever my wife wants to do with it."
Other questions for a senator who wins Powerball:
What did his Senate colleagues -- many of whom are also millionaires -- say to him yesterday?
"A lot of people seem to want loans," Gregg said, declining specificity. "Actually some of them want interest-free grants."
Does this make him feel kinship with Harriet Miers, who is a former chairman of the Texas Lottery Commission?
"Really, I hadn't heard that."
Now that he has, will Gregg be more likely to support the embattled Supreme Court nominee?
"Yes," he said. "She is a precursor to my good luck."
If only Gregg were a teensy bit luckier: He wound up with five winning numbers -- 7, 21, 43, 44 and 49 -- but not the Powerball number (29), which would have reaped him a share of the $340 million jackpot, won in Jacksonville, Ore. , by someone who has not stepped forward yet.
In other words, the gentleman from New Hampshire just missed winning some really serious scratch. Poor baby.
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