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Wrestling's Dark Side Dogs McMahon Run

Did McMahons cut too many corners in building WWE?

By Emily Rauhala, Newser User

Posted Jul 16, 2010 6:09 AM CDT | Updated Jul 16, 2010 6:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – Linda McMahon, GOP Senate hopeful in Connecticut, vows to bring the "real world experience" of running the wrestling powerhouse WWE to the political arena. Though politics and stunt fighting may seem an amusingly apt fit, the New York Times reports that McMahon's spectacularly successful... Read full story »

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