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Comedy Shows No Joke for Prez Candidates

110 appearances 4 times higher than candidates last election

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Dec 29, 2008 5:04 AM CST

(Newser) – This year's presidential candidates made a record 110 late-night comedy show appearances, underlying the programs' importance in the race, AP reports. Half of the appearances occurred during the primaries, when the pack of candidates were vying for precious face-time with voters. Candidates came to prefer...   Read full story »

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