They may not all be dreaming about making the big time as a politician, but an increasing number of students are working as interns for elected officials.
The politicians, in turn, are gradually warming to the idea of having students in their offices, learning the ropes.
Some of the interns want to find out more about politics, but others, out of sheer curiosity, just take the leap into an unknown world.
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