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I’m Adam Wren, a national politics correspondent at POLITICO.
I’ve covered Indiana politics and business since 2010.
I’m a Buckeye by birth; a Hoosier by choice.
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April 30, 2018Finally, Indiana has its own Playbook, from Indiana's version of @mikeallen, @adamwren. First issue of Importantville out today has lots of great original content and highlights of Indiana-related articles from respected sources.https://t.co/amZNJL2HI7
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Does Adam have a strong opinion about which is the best sports movie set in Indiana?
He does, and it’s Breaking Away, which has none of the shlock or sentimentality of Rudy or Hoosiers, though that is not to say he doesn’t also enjoy those films.
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