You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: THE U.S. CONGRESS 
Clue: Frustrated with his own political party, in 2001 this senator from Vermont switched to indepedent

A: jeffords
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Q: Category: FIREFIGHTING 
Clue: Early NYC firemen were alerted with rattles--so you might have a 3-rattle fire where today we'd have this equivalent

A: a 3-alarm fire
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Q: Category: 3 Bs, IF YOU PLEASE 
Clue: The fat layer between the skin & muscles of whales

A:
blubber
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