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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:00 AM

Method anchor

Star newsman Anderson Cooper is defined less by his experience than by an old-fashioned Hollywood marketing campaign.

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  • Wednesday, August 23, 2006 05:34 AM

    Salon channels Larry King?

    Did someone bury this column somewhere for 3 months, suddenly realize they had it and dust it off? The whole Anderson Cooper issue is months old, as is his book, as is the JUNE cover story in Vanity Fair.

    And, frankly, nothing in this column tells us anything new. Is this the Salon equivalent of a Larry King interview?

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