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Junkie-Turned-Reporter Writes His Own Story

Former addict, now a Times journalist, reports on his dark past

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 19, 2008 12:02 PM CDT

(Newser) – The junkie's tale of redemption is nearly a cliché by now, and David Carr acknowledges as much as he writes his own. But Carr, now a reporter for the New York Times, takes pains not to sugar-coat the years he spent as a "fat...   Read full story »

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