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the man who wanted
to end the war in iraq
howard dean
has seen
15
movies
since turning
30 years old
he mentioned
being impressed
by a monet
hanging
above george
soros's fireplace
Nora Ephron, “The Best Journalism Teacher I Ever Had,” Northwest Scholastic Press, June 18, 2013, www.nwscholasticpress.org/2013/06/18/the-best-journalism-teacher-i-ever-had/#sthash.ZFtUBv50.dpbs; also written about by Ephron in her essay “Getting to the Point,” in Those Who Can … Teach! Celebrating Teachers Who Make a Difference, by Lorraine Glenn
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