"I'm a very reluctant yes, " said Rep. Nan Hayworth, an outgoing Republican representative from New York.

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"The Afghan nan (the local bread) is almost a meter-long and half-an-inch thick, " Ashok wrote in a typical post on his blog.

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Nan Hayworth, the Republican from upstate New York, was sitting a few paces off the floor in an overstuffed chair, explaining how the Tea Party movement in the House had matured.

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