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Margulies Dazzles in The Good Wife

New series scandalously good: critics

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 22, 2009 4:59 PM CDT

(Newser) – Critics are impressed with The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies as the wife of a cheating and stealing politician forced to rejoin the workforce after his arrest. The CBS drama begins tonight.

"There could not be a better choice for the title role

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