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By Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and June Thomas
Updated Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at 5:55 PM ET

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This week, John, Emily, and David gathered to discuss: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia University, the latest developments in the presidential race, and the Supreme Court term that opens Oct. 1.

Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:

John's six ways to stop Hillary
John's Romney ad for Slate V
Bruce Reid's Romney ad, which trounced the competition
Thomas Goldstein on the upcoming Supreme Court term
Emily's sex-ed video for Slate V

Our e-mail address is . (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Posted by June Thomas at 5:55 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 21, 2007

To play the Sept. 21 Gabfest, download the program here, or you can subscribe to the weekly Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes by clicking here.

In this week's Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discussed Michael Mukasey, President Bush's pick for attorney general; presidential politics; and the case of the Jena Six.

Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:

John Dickerson asks if it's time for Barack Obama to panic.
Emily Bazelon on judging Giuliani by his disastrous home life.

Our e-mail address is . (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Posted by June Thomas at 10:44 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 14, 2007

To play the Sept. 14 Gabfest, download the program here, or you can subscribe to the weekly Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes by clicking here.

With the regular gang otherwise engaged, John Dickerson gabbed with Slate blogger Mickey Kaus and Huffington Post media editor Rachel Sklar. Among the topics: the Petraeus/Crocker testimony, the 9/11 anniversary, and the presidential races.

Friday, Sept. 7, 2007

To hear the Sept. 7 Gabfest, download the program here, or you can subscribe to the weekly Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes by clicking here.

The Gabfest crew were all over the country this week: John Dickerson called in from Des Moines, Iowa; David Plotz was in Andy Bowers' closet in Los Angeles; and Emily Bazelon hosted from Washington, D.C. They discussed Fred Thompson's presidential chances and Larry Craig's legal chances; the situation in Iraq; and two new books.

Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:

Bruce Reed on Larry Craig's determination not to quit the Senate
Slate's excerpts from Dead Certain, by Robert Draper, and The Terror Presidency, by Jack Goldsmith

Our e-mail address is . (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Posted by June Thomas at 1:15 p.m.

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Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor. John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at . David Plotz is Slate's deputy editor. He is the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank. You can e-mail him at . June Thomas is Slate's foreign editor. You can e-mail her at .
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