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Liberals believe that they can't get a fair shake from the media anymore.


Eric Alterman

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ERIC PARSLOW A successful social technique consists perhaps in finding unobjectionable means for individual self-...
ERIC HOFFER Absence of communication between necessarily linked parties ensures eventual conflict.
ERIC PARSLOW The notion of implied meaning is the root of misunderstanding.
ERIC PARSLOW To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
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