Congress makes early exit from Washington to hit campaign trail

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, smiles as he leaves a news conference as Congress prepares to shut down until after the elections in November, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept.

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I'm surprised Obama knew they left. He's never in Washington. Someone had to tip him off by text or tweet. Maybe they did it while he was on Letterman or in Hollywood with the 1%.