The Political Gabfest, the Unkindest Cut Edition
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Updated Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at 12:08 PM ET
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John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz talk politics. This week: Ted Kennedy's legacy, investigating torture, and the delicate politics of circumcision.
Here are some of the links and references made in this week's show:
Timothy Noah's piece in Slate about how Ted Kennedy was the Kennedy who most influenced America.
Martin Nolan writes a retrospective of Ted Kennedy's life in the Boston Globe.
The CIA inspector general's report as posted on the National Security Archivesite.
David chatters about Steven Brill's article in TheNew Yorker about the infamous New York City "Rubber Room" for incompetent teachers.
Emily chatters about Gordon Brown's response to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
John chatters about Yelp, a service that allows you to view reviews of local businesses and services, which he found particularly useful while on vacation in unfamiliar territories.
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Posted on Aug. 28 by Amman Sood at 12:08 p.m.
Aug. 21, 2009
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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.
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.