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By Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
Updated Friday, May 9, 2008, at 10:37 AM ET

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether the fat lady is now singing for Hillary Clinton, cyclone damage in Burma, and Barack Obama and patriotism.

Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned in the show:

John discusses Tuesday night's Indiana and North Carolina primaries, which ended with a split result—North Carolina going to Obama, while Indiana went for Clinton.

Lanny Davis defends Hillary Clinton on CNN.

Hillary Clinton touts her support among a wide range of voters.

Is Hillary destroying the legacy of the Clinton presidency?

John McCain says he will appoint more conservative judges to the bench.

The panel discusses the stunning satellite photos showing the extent of damage in some areas of Burma from last week's cyclone.

World aid organizations struggle to provide relief to Burma as the nation's military rulers are slow respond to offers.

A new study shows that conservatives are much happier than liberals.

One way to improve morale in the Army is to provide one-year sabbaticals for officers.

John raises the continuing issue of Barack Obama's patriotism.

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Posted by Dale Willman on May 9 at 10:36 a.m.

May 2, 2008

Listen to the Political Gabfest for May 2 by clicking the arrow on the audio player below:



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On this week's show, John and David try to help Emily overcome her laryngitis while they discuss these topics: Obama's pastor disaster, the gas-tax holiday hoax, and whether Miley Cyrus will become the next Britney.

Here are links to items related to this week's episode:

Melinda Henneberger on Obama's Catholic problem
The Senate declares McCain a natural-born American
HBO's original movie Recount (airs Sunday, May 25)
Behind the scenes of the Miley Cyrus photo shoot

Posted by Andy Bowers on May 2 at 10:57 a.m.

April 25, 2008

Listen to the Political Gabfest for April 25 by clicking the arrow on the audio player below:



You can also download the program here, or you can subscribe to the weekly Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes by clicking here.

On this week's show: why the Pennsylvania primary has left Democrats re-evaluating their infatuation with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, how all three remaining presidential candidates are addressing the world food shortage, and why they all should stop talking about the alleged vaccine-autism connection.

Here are some links to items relating to this week's Gabfest:

John's take on the Pennsylvania primary results
A Slate V video of Emily and Dr. Sydney Spiesel discussing vaccines and autism
The "Jefferson 1" channel on YouTube

And you'll find our sister show, the Culture Gabfest, at its new home here.

Posted by Andy Bowers on April 25 at 10:14 a.m.

April 18, 2008

Listen to the Gabfest for April 18 by clicking the arrow on the audio player below:



You can also download the program here, or you can subscribe to the weekly Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes by clicking here.

On this week's pre-Pennsylvania edition, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Wednesday's Clinton/Obama debate (and whether ABC should be ashamed of itself), John McCain's great week, and the Supreme Court's boost for the death penalty.

Here are links related to items mentioned in the show:

John's take on the ABC debate.
Melinda Henneberger on Obama's "bitter" remarks.
Slate V imagines a Hillary ad slamming Bruce Springsteen.

Posted by Andy Bowers on April 18 at 4:35 p.m.

April 11, 2008

Listen to the Gabfest for April 11 by clicking the arrow on the audio player below:



You can also download the program here, or you can subscribe to the weekly Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes by clicking here.

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the congressional testimony of Gen. David Petraeus, a political demotion and more polls on the campaign trail, and whether we should boycott the Olympics.

Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned in the show:

Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testified this week on Capitol Hill.

John, David, and Emily discuss a New York Times editorial on the lack of an administration strategy for dealing with Iran.

David comments on news reports concerning Iran's claims that it is installing 6,000 new centrifuges to enrich uranium.

Emily explains the "status of forces" agreement dealing with Iraq and how it is about to end.

The latest polls show Barack Obama up by as much as 10 points over Hillary Clinton.

National Public Radio had a segment on Thursday discussing the reaction of the Chinese government to protests over the Olympic torch.

Emily brings up an interesting Slate piece using game theory to explain dating.

David comments on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post Magazine article about noted violinist Joshua Bell playing anonymously in a D.C. Metro station.

John discusses an ABC report that links Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to administration discussions about "enhanced interrogation techniques."

The e-mail address for the Political Gabfest is . (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

Posted by Dale Willman on April 11 at 11:47 a.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 .
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