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On this week's Slate Political Gabfest, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and special guest Farhad Manjoo discuss the WikiLeaks release of secret documents from the Afghanistan war, Arizona's immigration law, updating the Bush-era tax cuts, and Charlie Rangel's ethics trial.
Here are some of the links and references mentioned during this week's show:
John chatters about the WikiLeaks disclosures as an additional example of an ongoing outrage.
David chatters about the Atlantic's boring-article contest.
Emily chatters about the Awl's mock PR e-mail.
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Posted on July 30 by Gail Sullivan at 10:46 a.m.