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Saturday, January 5, 2008 12:00 AM

A Democratic donnybrook

The debate was rich in sound and fury, but did little lasting damage to unruffled frontrunner Barack Obama.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Sunday, January 6, 2008 03:04 PM

    @juneausmog

    If we need someone to inspire, then let's get Ryan Seacrest as president.

    Uhm, is there another Ryan Seacrest out there of whom I'm not aware? Because the only Ryan Seacrest I know of in the media could hardly be described as inspiring. Did he inspire you to watch American Idol? To stay in the closet about your homosexuality? To get a fake, too-dark tan? Well, that's almost enough to make a hard-bitten cynic like me get all choked up (sniffle) (sniffle)

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