Somebody Put The US Capitol Up For Rent On Craigslist

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Steven Perlberg Oct. 3, 2013, 9:42 AM 7,986 

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A tourist gazes up towards the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Someone — perhaps a furloughed federal employee — had enough of the government shutdown and put the U.S. Capitol up for rent on Craigslist. It looks like Craiglist took the ad down, but ThinkProgress' Zach Beauchamp found it via the WayBack Machine.

"$1000 / 8br - 775000ft² - LARGE HOUSE! LOTS OF ROOM! RECENTLY OPEN! (Capitol Hill)," reads the ad.
Here's the text from the "renter," who takes umbrage with House Republicans:

So my roommates all left because of a job thing and I need to make rent. I really think this place is great and I've been living here for a while (incumbency FTW!). I don't want to leave but the utilities are a real bitch to afford on your own. Some facts about the digs:

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