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The list (which is an idea that has long been the staple of the teen magazines, not serious news magazines) included:
a man who tried to kill himself and a substance-abuser
a man who has been long rumored to have abused his first wife. (Wonder what Broadsheet would say about that.)
A closet case
If drugs, violence, and lies are sexy, I guess Salon nailed it.