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Chuck Barney: 'The Newsroom' brings Aaron Sorkin's idealism back to TV

San Jose : CA : USA | Jun 19, 2012 at 8:03 AM PDT
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PDT Updated:   06/19/2012 07:21:16 AM PDT Imagine, for a moment, what our lives would look like if scripted by Aaron Sorkin. We'd all be witty, golden-tongued literates who spout verbal symphonies. We'd aspire to big, high-minded goals and refuse to be slaves to The Man. FULL ARTICLE AT The Mercury News
 
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