THE CONGRESS: K. K. K.

Theodore ("The Man") Bilbo was as full of answers as a Quiz Kid. On Mutual's Meet the Press program last week, the Senator from Mississippi chattered like an angry chipmunk, made one admission he might regret in a cooler moment.

Question: "Some of the Washington correspondents . . . voted you the worst man in the Senate. Do you agree with their opinion, sir?"

Bilbo: "I heard the story published in the press and made an investigation and found that it was absolutely untrue."

Question: "What do you have to say to [Senator Taft's] statement: 'There is no excuse for him and...

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