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Posted at 09:35 AM ET, 02/02/2012

David Letterman celebrates 30 years in late night as longtime staffers read Top 10 list

By Emily Yahr

To celebrate his record-breaking 30th anniversary in late-night television, “Late Show” host David Letterman brought out longtime staffers (some of whom have been working for him since his morning talk show in 1980) to read the Top 10 list on Wednesday night’s show.

From “I stopped watching in ’92” to “My therapist says I have Stockholm Syndrome,” here’s the list:

By Emily Yahr | 09:35 AM ET, 02/02/2012

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