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To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (15684)	11/9/2003 3:30:15 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793877

The Chris Matthews They all are. I have been meaning to catch Cris's Sunday show. I understand he does not holler on that one. It comes on at 4:30AM Sunday my time. I used to watch "Capital Gang" in the 90s. They usually had 3/1 liberals, and the best it ever got was 3/2. And CNN wonders how people can complain about bias.

To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (15684)	11/9/2003 6:17:09 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793877

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