Pursuits
Scene in D.C.: Tennis Charity Pairs Gene Sperling, Alan Krueger
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“I’m ready,” said North Carolina Democratic Congressman Mel Watt, loosening his tie while carrying a Wilson racket bag into the pre-game reception for last night’s Washington Kastles Charity Classic.
An hour later, the nominee to become the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency was in his tennis whites on the court at Kastles Stadium to compete against fellow lawmakers Democrat Jim Costa of California and Illinois Democrat Cheri Bustos.