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Archive for February 19th, 2010

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Our Friday Politics hour with Chris Hayes and Jay Nordlinger

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Hour 1
In politics this week, Democrats went after Republicans who have been criticizing the stimulus program and have applied for funds, the President created a deficit panel, Evan Bayh announced he won’t seek reelection and the Conservative Political Action Committee is holding its annual meeting. All that and more in our weekly politics roundup with CHRISTOPHER HAYES of The Nation and JAY NORDLINGER of National Review.

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A History of Gossip

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Hour 2
"Confidential" was the proto TMZ.com. From 1952 to 1958, the sensational magazine was the go-to gossip source of its day. It's publisher was a staunch fact-checking advocate, but held no virtue in getting most of his material through blackmail and a payroll that included waiters, bartenders, and jilted lovers. "Confidential" outed homosexuals, mixed race couples and affairs. Our guest, HENRY SCOTT, has put these lurid tales together in his new book, "Confidential: Shocking True Story: The Rise and Fall of Confidential, 'America’s Most Scandalous Magazine.'"

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