At the Capitol, VIP Roll Call Has Many No-Shows

The military band drilled. Wreaths with white roses hung outside the House and Senate chambers. In the Capitol Rotunda rested the black velvet catafalque that once bore the remains of Abraham Lincoln.
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Dana Milbank

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