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Longfellow's poem sounds midnight alarm on senate floor.
Last night as I was watching Jeff Merkley speak on the senate floor, I was moved when he broke into his ongoing remarks to read from "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere". He did this as the midnight hour moved west and he named the states who were at midnight. By the way, he is still speaking.