Opinion: Back to school special: Take the Ticket’s quiz on where Pelosi, Boehner, Snowe, etc. went to college

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It’s that bittersweet time of year -- when parents see their sons and daughters off to the halls of academia. It’s hard to imagine sometimes, but our seasoned elected officials were once such young -- and presumably eager -- collegiates.

In the spirit of the season, The Ticket offers this little test about officials who have been in the news lately. Match the pol and the institution they attended as an undergraduate. One hint: Two attended the same school. The answers -- along with the individuals’ titles -- are on the jump.

The Politicians

John Boehner

Eric Cantor

Tom DeLay

John Ensign

George Enzi

Al Franken

Nancy Pelosi

Harry Reid

Bill Richardson

Kathleen Sebelius

Olympia J. Snowe

Henry Waxman

The Institutions

George Washington University

Harvard

Oregon State University

Trinity Washington University

Tufts

UCLA

University of Houston

University of Maine

Utah State University

Washington University

Xavier University

The Answers

Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio): Xavier University

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.): George Washington University

Former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas): University of Houston

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.): Oregon State University

Sen. George Enzi (R-Wyo.): Washington University

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.): Harvard

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco): Trinity Washington University

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.): Utah State University

Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.): Tufts

Kathleen Sebelius (secretary of Health and Human Services): Trinity Washington University

Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine): University of Maine

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles): UCLA

-- Steve Padilla

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