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Thank you. But, hurry, there are only three more episodes left. Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest, the Kane Mutiny Edition.

My name is David Plotz.

I'm the editor of Slate.

I'm here in Washington, D.C.

with CBS News political director and Slate, Chief Political Correspondent, John Dickerson, whose title is now longer than the show itself.

Joining us by phone from New Haven is not even by phone, by ISDN.

The Miracle of Technology is Emily Bazelon Slate, senior editor.

Hello, Emily.

Hello, I feel like I should get some longer title. I'm going to come up with something.

Don't you have that? You're the Truman Capote, whistling, jixie, plate spinning, whatever you are.

The Baroness.

Baroness is good. I like Barroness.

Of Lower Devon, possibly.

It's, you know, this is the David Plotz's daughter's birthday edition, too.

My daughter's birthday is Friday.

Happy birthday. December 2nd.

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