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Poor Conan O’Brien (“60 Minutes”)

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By Jack Engelhard Everybody’s got troubles. Some have troubles without money and some have troubles with $30 million. Take Conan O’Brien. Please. I tuned in late for last Sunday’s “60 Minutes” but just in time to learn that hundreds, maybe thousands are dying to get into this country. I mean, people are drowning.…

May 3, 2010

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The New York Times
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