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Posted at 09:14 AM ET, 08/26/2011

News media reverses Ron Paul blackout

By Erik Wemple

How many institutions in American society can fix a big problem virtually overnight? Here’s one: The media!

By Erik Wemple | 09:14 AM ET, 08/26/2011

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