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No. 313 "What's That Smell?"

It was caused by "a poisonous mix of greed, liquor, jingoism, and bad taste," writes Frank Hannigan, the group's former executive director. What group? What happened?

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Wednesday's Question (No. 312)--"Ominous Anomalous":

Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, William Bennett, the president's staff, the American people, God. Which does not belong? Why?

"Hillary is the only one who's been rooting for the Mets since 1962."--Alex Balk

"Chelsea Clinton; I think everybody else is in agreement that Jedediah Purdy would make the perfect first son-in-law."--Julie Anderson

"Edmund Morris has never claimed to have attended a barbecue with William Bennett."--Jennifer Miller

"The president's staff, obviously, because ... oh, wait, that's not what you meant by 'staff,' is it? Ick, what the hell is wrong with me thinking that? I blame Ken Starr, Bob Barr, and those scary Hutchinson clones."--Molly Shearer Gabel (similarly: You're all thinking it.)

"The American people. Everyone on the list has been, at some point, taken in by President Clinton. The American people are the only ones who have been taken in by Clinton and Adam Sandler."--Bill Scheft

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