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Monday, March 6, 2006 12:00 AM

Oscar castrates himself

The Academy celebrates niceness, bleeps out "bitch" and pats itself on the back for good behavior. And what did they do to poor Jon Stewart?
By Cintra Wilson

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  • Monday, March 6, 2006 08:16 AM

    You missed Jon's best zinger

    Didn't you notice his sly reference to the fact that two of the nominated films featured courageous journalists defying tremendous pressure to bring Americans the truth?

    "Obviously these are PERIOD pieces," he concluded.

    —Bonnie

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