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No. 134: “Dewey Eats Truman”

No. 134: "Dewey Eats Truman"

By Randy Cohen

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Participants are invited to provide a postelection headline that, in a just universe, would run Wednesday in the media outlet of their choice.

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by 5 p.m. ET Monday to e-mail your answer (newsquiz@slate.com).

Responses to Thursday's question (No. 133)--"Not Putz":

"I didn't say it. I didn't say it. I was there with a member of my campaign staff. We took copious notes."

Up for re-election, New York state Attorney General Dennis Vacco incensed a big group of voters with a remark he denies making. What group; what remark?

"Vacco vehemently denies telling a convention of People magazine readers, 'That Princess Diana was a mean drunk and a lousy lay.' "--Tim Carvell

"The group: the powerful English teachers' union. The remark: 'From now on, I will refer to other people who hold my position as "attorney generals." ' "--David Goldberg

"PETA. 'Who's fucking this cat?' "--Tim Rogers

" 'Let us take a brief moment of silence for the late Ted Hughes,' to the semiannual convention of Poetesses Who Love Anguished, Theatrical Histrionics (PLATH)."--Noah Meyerson

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Randy Cohen used to write Slate's "News Quiz." His most recent book—oh, like you don't know.