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The Los Angeles Times Review of “Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned”

              http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/books/la-ca-john-farrell-20110626,0,4503692.story                            

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Farrell Talks Darrow with Tavis Smiley

    http://video.pbs.org/video/2031176600/

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Watch Jack on Morning Joe, discussing Clarence Darrow with Jon Meacham and the gang

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/#43393077

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Politico: John Edwards Could Learn From Clarence Darrow

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56287.html

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E Book Remorse

By John Aloysius Farrell I’ve quite enjoyed the first two e-books I purchased. I read them on my iPhone on the subway. I like them so much that I wish I had bought them as hardbacks. The First was “Empire … Continue reading

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Funny

By John Aloysius Farrell Any election that offers stuff this funny needs to go down as one for the ages. Here is Sarah Silverman. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/dafdd1aa7b And here is David Letterman (and Homer Simpson). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKVTbXcpN2s&eurl=http://104.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/youtube_videos.xml&nocache=0&up_prefs_versioniurl=http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/pKVTbXcpN2s/default.jpg

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Alaska’s Rush Limbaugh Does Not Heart Sarah Palin

By John Aloysius Farrell My old pal John Andrews says I’m falling for liberal propaganda when I quote Alaska talk radio host Dan Fagan’s searing critique of Sarah Palin’s actions in the “Troopergate” matter. I’m sure that will be a … Continue reading

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A Conservative From Alaska Talks About Sarah

By John Aloysius Farrell “My fellow conservatives, remember how frustrating it was when Bill Clinton committed perjury and liberals looked the other way. “As conservatives, we are no better unless we demand full disclosure from our governor when it comes … Continue reading

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Why the Dems Are In Denver

By John Aloysius Farrell The Democratic Party’s decision to hold its national convention in Denver has prompted a number of studies and stories about the political status of the West. The latest is a report by the Brookings Institution’s William … Continue reading

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John McCain: “Negative Campaigns Don’t Work.”

By John Aloysius Farrell It may be too early to make much of this, but recent public opinion polls suggest that John McCain may pay a price for the attacks he and his Republican surrogates have been launching against Barack … Continue reading

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