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By Kleinheider Posted on April 17, 2008 at 6:58 pm

Michael Silence on last night’s Democratic debate:

[I]f yet again debate moderators intentionally became part of the story how can any assessment of the debate be credible? This was apparently yet another example of showmanship over substance. And yet again, I’m happy I opted for a “Law & Order” rerun over glitz disguised as news.

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