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Now, I'm Hugo Rifkin, and we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day

and finding out who's been calling whom a knob.

And joining me are two times

columnists who never need their mouths washing out with soapy water. And they are Libby Purvis.

Hello, Libby. Hello, I wouldn't count on that. Well, we'll see. We'll see. You know, you're down

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