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Dear Conan: Newark's Not Funny

O'Brien's quips make light of grim inner-city realities

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 13, 2009 4:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – There have been some hilarious moments in Conan O'Brien's mock feud with Newark mayor Cory Booker, but there's nothing funny about the plight of America's inner cities, writes Bob Herbert. O'Brien and his audience are mocking a place that, like too many others in America,... Read full story »

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