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October 2, 2009
This week on The Confab: Did North Dakota doom the public option? Why is the beating of Derrion Albert a must-see moment? Plus Jay-Z's crossover appeal and the problem with bromance films. Join The Root's Deputy Editor Terence Samuel as he talks with contributor to The Root Jozen Cummings, The Root's Washington reporter Dayo Olopade and Assistant Editor Saaret E. Yoseph.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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October 1, 2009
The president heads to Europe today—not to bargain for an international treaty on climate change, or to join the heated Swiss negotiations on Iranian nuclear ambitions, but to beg and plead on behalf Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid. Amid this climate of competition and glamour, even Michelle Obama and Oprah have gotten in on the trash talking.
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