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Friday, November 16, 2007 12:00 AM

What you missed while watching "Project Runway"

The Democratic debate in Vegas: Fire-retardant pantsuits! Hecklers! Mysterious booing! GOP-style mudslinging! And a bizarre photo op.

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  • Friday, November 16, 2007 01:19 AM

    Whither the Fourth Estate?

    As always, it boils down to pantsuits and baldspots. Where does one go to find substantive coverage of these debates? Not to Blitz Wolfer, not to Michael Sherer. I'm not living in the United States this year, and, although I get an international version of CNN on my television, I somehow don't count myself informed. The best news I get is the weekend update on the interntional edition of John Stewart's show. If I miss that, it's all Wolfer and Quest. Which is to say, bupkus. When is America's punditocracy going to quit clowning around and get down to some real, investigative journalism? And I'm not talking about John Stewart.

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