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Fey Wins Emmy for Impersonating Palin

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 12, 2009 10:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – Tina Fey took home an Emmy tonight for her dead-on impersonation of Sarah Palin during the campaign, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Fey's work on Saturday Night Live won a Creative Arts Emmy—these honor guest spots and technical achievements, preceding next week's main ceremony—for ... Read full story »

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