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cable news
CNN Solves the Mystery Of Michael Jackson's Ghost
Have you heard about the appearance of Michael Jackson's ghost during Larry King's broadcast from Neverland last Thursday? Plenty of America's most staggering dipshits saw it, so CNN devoted an entire segment on King's show tonight to solving the mystery. More »
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Comment by meechybee: Yes, but no one has explained THIS yet: (painting in Neverland -- from the Bashir video.) 4 Responses | Other threads
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bill bennett
Sanford Must Stop Embarrassing Himself, Says Guy Who Knows What He's Talking About
CNN: Bennett: Sanford needs to stop 'embarrassing himself.'" And if there's anyone who should know about embarrassing yourself, it's Bill Bennett! So it's just a little weird that CNN doesn't mention Bill's own experiences with public embarrassment. More »
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By PareeneComment by TheMediaMob: Is that Bennett in the picture? Hard to tell one big fat satisfied old white guy at the podium of... 6 Responses | Other threads
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psych
Maybe Ashton Kutcher's Behind This?
NBC's Matt Lauer, CNN's Larry King and ABC's Cynthia McFadden have all been dispatched to the Neverland Ranch to anchor programs tomorrow from the Michael Jackson corpse-viewing that Jackson's family says was never scheduled in the first place. [TV Newser]
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Comment by Queen of the Passive Aggressives: The Jacksons are officially the creepiest family ever. What type of respect is it to have an open casket for... 6 Responses | Other threads
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new journalismism
Twitter-Addled CNN Refers to Tweets as a 'Source'
Everyone's coverage of the uprising in Iran has been Twitter-centric, for obvious reasons. But CNN, in an apparent attempt to look like they have real, non-Twitter newsgathering capabilities, has been regurgitating Twitter posts and attributing them to unnamed "sources." More »
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By John CookComment by Aaron Altman: CNN also seems to ignore that PersianKiwi's last Tweet was on June 24th - he/she hasn't been heard from since,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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shameless
Watch Joe Jackson Stoically Use His Son's Death to Plug a DVD
This is just awful. Earlier tonight CNN's Don Lemon interviewed Joe Jackson on the red carpet at the BET awards, where Jackson displayed indifference over the recent death of his son and then plugged some Blu-Ray disc he's peddling.
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Comment by IamnotStarJones: I am fearful of what Joe Jackson will plug at the funeral. 7 Responses | Other threads
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memories
Anderson Cooper's Studio 54 Memories With Michael Jackson
Tonight was supposed to be Anderson Cooper's Big Fat Coming Out party (Allegedly!). Instead he's covering Michael Jackson's death for CNN, where he just shared a special memory—Partying at Studio 54 with Jacko when he was 10! More »
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Comment by ellagood: i am pissed anderson had nothing sparkly on tonight. of all nights! 7 Responses | Other threads
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cable news
CNN Diligently Tracking the Movements of Michael Jackson's Dead Body
Certainly you're sitting at home tonight thinking, "I wonder where Michael Jackson's corpse is right now?" Well, luckily for you, CNN is on it baby! More »
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Comment by Senator Sully: So what will become of his body? I mean, you know he had to have had some sort of stipulation... 10 Responses | Other threads
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gossip
'Anderson Cooper's Big Fat Coming Out Party' (Updated)
What will Anderson Cooper be doing tonight? Unvogue Magazine says he'll be attending a party at the Sapphire Go-Go Lounge for their men's issue. It's been informally dubbed "Anderson Cooper's Big Fat Coming Out Party." [UPDATED: AC's denial below]:
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Comment by Richard Lawson: "Hello, we are the boy band Stark and we are here to eat your skin." 7 Responses | Other threads
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videuhoh
Great Moments in Unprofessionalism: Covering Mark Sanford
So a live, rambling, out-of-left-field admission of adultery by a sitting US Governor is big news, and it is just the sort of thing our 24-hour news networks should love. Except Fox, which cut the feed. More »
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By PareeneComment by katekate is squared: What the fuck is up with people saying how they admire this guy for admitting he cheated? I don't... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Media Meltdowns
CNN Doesn't Like Talking About Internal Twitter Shakeup
Rick Sanchez made news defending CNN's Iran coverage against a Twitter mob on the air Monday. But it turned out he had a less flattering story to tell behind the scenes. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by El_Gato: CNN has failed in its coverage -- if you can even call it that -- of Iran because for the... 1 Responses | Other threads
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pic of the night
The Revolution Continues
CNN's Reza Aslan reported tonight that sources in Iran said that the clerical body overseeing the Grand Ayatollah has called an emergency meeting. Meanwhile, the Iranian military issued a threat to online media outlets who "create tension." [Pic via Getty]
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Comment by Motoko Kusanagi: Anyone else thinking that rioting in the streets is never a good way to make a change? 11 Responses | Other threads
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scientology
Scientology Hates Psychiatry, Loves Its Ads
The Church of Scientology has launched a deeply creepy advertising campaign. They're buying spots on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, and seem to have stolen the ad playbook from their arch-enemies in the pharmaceutical industry. More »
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By John CookComment by Smitros: Who is finally going to grow a set and do an updated exposé on these people? I don't think there... 10 Responses | Other threads
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transmission issues
BBC's Satellites Get Iran-Jammed While CNN's Coverage Gets Jumped By Twitter Users
Fitting: while CNN gets a Twitter beatdown for neglecting to adequately cover the Iranian election, the Iranian government's blocking the BBC's (stellar) reporting of the aftermath following yesterday's results. Peter Horrocks, the (very pissed off) BBC chief, writes: More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Xylo: There are a lot of women in the streets in the BBC and CBC film coverage, that's something you do.... 2 Responses | Other threads
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important interviews
Sarah Palin on CNN: Blah Blah Obama Hates Israel and Wants to Rape My Daughter Blah
Sarah Palin's on the CNN. Thank god she is babbling lies about energy and not talking about rapist late night comedians. For now! No, wait, here comes the bit where she fantasizes about imaginary people threatening to rape her daughter. More »
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By PareeneComment by Gnip-Gnop: Did she say "largesse"? Way to talk over the heads of the groundlings. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Media Crack
Not-Secret Meeting Shrouded in Secrecy
In your flammin' Friday media column: Lola Ogunnaike's out of a job, the LAT's web editor's into a job, a WSJ writer brings da ruckus, and the secret newspaper meeting was not a secret we swear so don't ask any more about it or else: More »
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Comment by NoelleBlue: I know my F***_Yeah_it's_Friday mind has melted out of my ears when I'm giggling out loud to the phrase "Bring... 1 Responses | Other threads
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pets
Soledad O'Brien's War Against Flatulent Dogs Suffers a Setback
Back in January CNN's Soledad O'Brien, serving on the co-op board of her Chelsea building, signed the eviction notice for fellow resident Steven Lyon complaining about the "size, slobbering, shedding, drooling, gassiness and odors" of his Neapolitan Mastiff, Ugo. A Manhattan Housing Court judge has now dismissed the case. More »
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Comment by son of spam: Hey, I'm with Soledad on this one. That ain't a city dog or an apartment dog. It was originally bred... 24 Responses | Other threads
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the future
Microsoft's Silly Holographic Meeting Tech Has Perfect Customer
Microsoft's applied for a patent on facilitating meetings via hologram. Yes, this is ridiculous. But perhaps salable! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by uncivily obedient: Maybe when they invented color tv people also said "this is ridiculous". Maybe when they invented Twitter people said "this is... 2 Responses | Other threads
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priorities
Twitter Is Down! Twitter Is Down! What Will CNN's Rick Sanchez Do?
What does it take to move CNN newsman Rick Sanchez? Not, apparently, a plane crash which killed 50 people. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Jezedude: Why is he so excited about 50 people die? 2 Responses | Other threads
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gotcha journalismism
CNN Confuses Similar-Looking Bush, Obama
It's OK, CNN. We all have our suspicions about which world leaders conspired to launch this "spontaneous" swine-flu panic. But we'd pair Bush with someone from PRI. At least you "fixed" the "error" quickly.
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By Ryan TateComment by jasonelias: I'm more upset about seeing Calderone back in action. I thought Sonny Crockett killed him. 4 Responses | Other threads
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curmudgeons
CNN's Tony Harris Doesn't Want to Read Your Stupid Comments on His 'Blog Page'
CNN curmudgeon Tony Harris has been a hold-out when it comes to his network's desperate insistence that you keep going to its various blogs while you are watching television. Today he cracked. He hates blogs.
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By John CookComment by Banjo-Sea Kitten: Usually this guy just scores an 11 on my ego meter but today I heart him. 6 Responses | Other threads
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awkward
Levi Johnston's Strangest Moments with Larry King
What happened on Larry King Live last night? Why was Larry panting over and fondling Levi Johnston's tattoo? What was with the creepy "sheep sex in the woods" undertones? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by notsofresh: OK. I don't like this jackass or anything, but the sheep he's talking about aren't Lambchop-type sheep. They're Dall Sheep.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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apologies
Susan Roesgan Must Apologize For Not Being Polite to Angry Mob
CNN's Susan Rosegan went to a "Tea Party" full of angry folks protesting everything ostensibly liberal. The tea parties were co-sponsored by conservative news network Fox. She must apologize for explaining all that! More »
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By PareeneComment by SinisterBill: Ignore these protests at your own peril democrats, this is where the right is going to be reborn. 9 Responses | Other threads
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how things work
Fox News' Clumsy Pundit Emails
All the cable news networks seek pundits willing to act like absurd political caricatures. This keeps Comedy Central in business. But it turns out Fox News is especially dumb and obvious about the practice. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Baroness: I guess Smerconish has wised up after a long career as a torture apologist, constantly excusing human-rights abuses at Abu... 17 Responses | Other threads
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Shut Up, Twitter
Did Ashton Kutcher Cheat His Way to a Million Twitter Pals?
Ashton Kutcher, we wish we could quit you. The model-actor-director-wantrepreneur has been racing CNN to attract a million followers on Twitter, and he barely won this morning. People are already suggesting the contest was rigged. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by lillywolf: I think that was done so that people couldn't add/remove themselves in an attempt to game the system and be... 7 Responses | Other threads
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hypocrisy
Fox-Bashing CNN Reporter Applied for a Job at Fox
CNN's Susan Roesgen went nuts on the air Wednesday at a Chicago tea party, blaming everything (accurately) on Fox News. But maybe she was angry because Fox turned her down for a job—twice! More »
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By John CookComment by 18PercentGrey: Maybe she's not upset she didn't get the job. Maybe she's upset at how she was treated in the interview... 10 Responses | Other threads
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teabagging
Oh ... That's What That Means: Fox News Learns the Definition of 'Teabagging'
Foxnews.com has published a screed taking the mainstream media to task for their "orally charged" coverage of the tea parties: Namely, the repeated use of the term "teabagging" for giggles. More »
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By John CookComment by Colonel Mustard: This may be the funniest development yet in this whole teabagging ordeal. This schoolmarm snipping about propriety from FOX... 23 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Anderson Cooper Eagerly Shares His Teabagging Knowledge
It's about time: Anderson Cooper finally weighed in this whole teabagging phenomenon. The dashing CNN anchor seems surprisingly well versed! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by lms11: Anderson Cooper is maybe my favorite gay closeted guy ever. Does Johnny Weir still count as closeted? If yeah, then... 4 Responses | Other threads
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scandal
Purported Media Love Child Born
Media gossips wondered whether Casey Greenfield, daughter of CBS News political reporter Jeff Greenfield, was pregnant with the child of CNN's Jeffrey Toobin, an otherwise married man. The baby, a boy named Rory, is now born, but Toobin told Page Six he still has "nothing to say" about the child. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Stockton: Jeff Greenfield is pregnant? That should make for some great pics in a couple of months. 1 Responses | Other threads
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racism
Softball Interview Question Leads to Awkward Answer
Michelle Bernard, MSNBC's right-wing pundit, is married to CNN's Joe John's. But as wowOwow's Andrew Belonsky learned rather awkwardly in an interview, they are currently separated. Also: Johns gets some seriously racist e-mail. More »
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By John CookComment by seriousbummer: There have been a plethora of unnecessary apostrophes on Gawker lately. 3 Responses | Other threads
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fashion
Jack Cafferty Will Smack That Hat Right Off Your Hippie Head
Jack Cafferty doesn't take any crap. Not from Chinese communists, not from "the facts," and damn sure not from some treasonous hippie protester. Especially when her headgear deeply offends the CNN commentator. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by aLostLady: "You know, if you've got a whole day to spend walking around with a cardboard sign over your head, you're... 3 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
D.L. Hughley's Last Show Will Air at 4:20
The final episode of D.L. Hughley's short-lived CNN show airs Saturday, but it's being censored because Hughley speaks the truth and The Man won't let him get high on TV which would be so cool. More »
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By John CookComment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: In all seriousness: Isn't it newsworthy to show what goes on in medical marijuana clinics? Hell yeah it is. Honestly I... 5 Responses | Other threads
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kids today
Littlest Entrepreneur Tanner Leuellen Gives Us Hope for Future
CNN anchorlady Tamron Hall just goes bonkers in this clip of 8-year-old businesskid Tanner Leuellen, who patrolled the halls of a Chicago trade show looking for a job as "apprentice creator." More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Baroness: Wow, it really is a Depression, people. Look for modern Shirley Temples and Lil Rascals soon. Maybe when adults... 5 Responses | Other threads
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tv
Sanjay Gupta's Third Daughter Came Along at the Worst Possible Time For His Career
So a celebrity died from a traumatic brain injury this week and where was Sanjay Gupta? More »
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By John CookComment by Kitten_Witawip: Just a comment on the all the doctors saying she could have been saved had she received prompt medical attention.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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tv
Is CNN Planning to Tack Left as a Last Resort?
CNN is flailing, trailing even sister network Headline News this month. With Campbell Brown about to go on maternity leave, are they preparing to quit the "No Bias, No Bull" posturing? More »
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By John CookComment by TheHonJudgeSmails: "Tack Left"??? To what? Appalachian State Professor-style Marxist Feminism? 9 Responses | Other threads
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adorable
Anderson Cooper Is Not Your Dancing Monkey Boy
Anderson Cooper isn't about to make a dancing fool of himself with Ellen DeGeneres, like those other TV news anchors, whom he helpfully names. Plus, public displays of ardor just aren't his thing. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by icallthebigonebitey: I truly harbor no ill will towards that hairdo of Ellen's, but everytime I see her all I can think... 3 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Chris Dodd: OK, I Allowed the AIG Bonuses
In a complete reversal, Sen. Chris Dodd admitted he inserted language into the stimulus bill allowing $165 million in bonuses to those AIG executives. But the President made him do it! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by badasscat: Jesus Christ, the guy inserted language saying AIG needed to honor its contracts. Isn't restoring the rule of law one of... 11 Responses | Other threads
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audiuhoh
Lou Dobbs a Terrible Racist, In Honor of St. Patrick's Day
Lou Dobbs is usually a belligerent xenophobe in honor of something Mexican, like a migrant worker, leprosy, asphalt or maybe just a cheese enchilada. Not today: The Irish made the CNN anchor insult everyone. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by ADismalScience: Hey Lou, us micks won the Civil War, alright? Immigrants are the backbone of this country. Die in... 5 Responses | Other threads
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rants
Lou Dobbs Is Useless in a Crisis
Lou Dobbs was once a reasonably well respected financial journalist before he traded in his green visor for a pitchfork and a white sheet. And now he's missing-in-action during the biggest financial story of his lifetime. More »
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By John CookComment by Sproing: Sheriff Joe Arpaio is not a small matter. He's a trampler of the Constitution, elected again and again through the... 1 Responses | Other threads
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journalismism
Dick Cheney's Personal Death Squads Not Worth Asking About
Hey, CNN: You've got a long sit-down with Dick Cheney. Would you like to maybe ask him about the newly-revealed assassination squads that reported directly to him, bypassing all military commanders?
The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh just spilled the beans on the roving killer team in Minnesota, leaving everyone terrified, as the investigative reporter tends to do, since he's constantly revealing, accurately, various secret horrors. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by ChillbearLatrigue: Why could Dick Cheney have an assassination squad when he could just re-task the satellites with the ice rays to... 9 Responses | Other threads
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evil live
Evil Cheney Rears Penguin Head, Still Evil
Man mountain of evil shmutz Dick Cheney recently appeared on CNN. Thank God, he's remanded to punditry forevermore. In two more years, he'll just be an evil florist. More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by Stream Of Consciousness: Fuck you Cheney....please die now. Sorry guys, I know that is a horrible thing to say but the man is... more » | Other threads
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