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Updated Friday, May 25, 2007, at 11:43 AM ET
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Friday, May 25, 2007
This week, the panelists discuss Congress' progress on Iraq and immigration, Monica Goodling's appearance before the House judiciary committee, and The Sopranos as it nears its conclusion. In Cocktail Chatter, David's daughter has her first pop-culture crush, Emily recommends a book, and John looks at an Iowa poll.
Here are some pieces the panelists mentioned in this week's Gabfest:
The "Gonzo-Meter" update that Emily and John were working on before they headed to the conference room
Here's the exact quote from Monica Goodling's testimony: "At heart, I am a fairly quiet girl, who tries to do the right thing and tries to treat people kindly along the way. "
The book Emily recommends is The Dream Life of Sukhanov, by Olga Grushin.
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June Thomas is a Slate culture critic. Follow her on Twitter.
Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor and writes about law, family, and kids. She's working on a book about bullying.
John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at slatepolitics@gmail.com. Read his series on Risk. Follow him on Twitter.
David Plotz is the Editor of Slate. He's the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank and Good Book. He appears on Slate's Political Gabfest.
Photograph © 2007 Belinda Gallegos/SEIU.