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By Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and June ThomasUpdated Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at 5:55 PM ET

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This week, John, Emily, and David gathered to discuss: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia University, the latest developments in the presidential race, and the Supreme Court term that opens Oct. 1.

Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:

John's six ways to stop Hillary
John's Romney ad for Slate V
Bruce Reid's Romney ad, which trounced the competition
Thomas Goldstein on the upcoming Supreme Court term
Emily's sex-ed video for Slate V

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Friday, Sept. 21, 2007

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In this week's Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discussed Michael Mukasey, President Bush's pick for attorney general; presidential politics; and the case of the Jena Six.

Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:

John Dickerson asks if it's time for Barack Obama to panic.
Emily Bazelon on judging Giuliani by his disastrous home life.

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Friday, Sept. 14, 2007

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With the regular gang otherwise engaged, John Dickerson gabbed with Slate blogger Mickey Kaus and Huffington Post media editor Rachel Sklar. Among the topics: the Petraeus/Crocker testimony, the 9/11 anniversary, and the presidential races.

Friday, Sept. 7, 2007

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The Gabfest crew were all over the country this week: John Dickerson called in from Des Moines, Iowa; David Plotz was in Andy Bowers' closet in Los Angeles; and Emily Bazelon hosted from Washington, D.C. They discussed Fred Thompson's presidential chances and Larry Craig's legal chances; the situation in Iraq; and two new books.

Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:

Bruce Reed on Larry Craig's determination not to quit the Senate
Slate's excerpts from Dead Certain, by Robert Draper, and The Terror Presidency, by Jack Goldsmith

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Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor and an editor of DoubleX. John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at . Follow him on Twitter. David Plotz is Slate's editor. He is the author of Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible. You can e-mail him at . June Thomas is Slate's foreign editor. You can e-mail her at or follow her on Twitter.

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