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Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for Friday, the 29th of April 2011.

It's a big day. It's a big day because John Dickerson, Slate's political editor, is back to my right here in Washington, back from places far and near.

And from New Haven joining us, also back from places far near.

Emily Bazelon, Slate's legal editor.

No, you're not.

You're a senior editor.

Maybe you're a legal editor.

I don't know what you are.

She's also our chief archer.

Chief Archer.

I'm David Plotz, the editor of Slate.

And it's also a big day because actually, you know what?

Tomorrow's my grandmother's 99th birthday. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. That's amazing.

And you left out the royal wedding. And it's a royal wedding. And today's a

royal wedding. I feel obligated to mention, even as a royal wedding. Did you

guys watch? No, not only did I not watch. I was at dinner the other night

with some very nice Brits and completely insulted them

accidentally by a, yet again, mixing up Princess

Harry and William, and that was a little bit on purpose. But B, I called Kate Middleton

cute, which I just meant as a nice thing, and they were horrified. That was not the right

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