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Saturday, June 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Paris isn't free -- and neither are we

Paris Hilton's strange celebrity hits a new nadir after Friday's chaotic perp walk. Will we ever be free from her now?
By Heather Havrilesky and Rebecca Traister

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  • Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:33 AM

    Countdown to Bastille Day

    The diappearing middle class has had enough of the rich getting richer. This is the beginning of the revolution. If the french had the internet 200 years ago we would see it beginning the same way.

    Also, may I just say that all Paris has is money, where as the rest of us poor slobs at least have a high-school education, are functionally literate and can overcome adversity for the most part. I'd take life skills over money anytime.

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