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New York Times writer's chronicle of surrogate motherhood appalls Thomas Frank

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 10, 2008 11:04 AM CST

(Newser) – In a credit-crunched world, the excesses of the rich no longer seem so cute. But apparently no one mentioned this to ex-New York Times columnist Alex Kuczynski who, after years of writing about billionaires, married one and joined the club. Thomas Frank revisits her recent... Read full story »

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