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" I just wanted to have fun for myself - I felt I had a lot to say, and I realized that I missed having a magazine as a place to express my ideas. The Times column is a place for me to unload those perceptions. "

Tina Brown

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Myself

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About

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" American newspapers are dying mostly because they were so dull for so long, a whole generation gave up on them. "

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" The Taliban knows they have more to fear from an educated girl than an American drone. "

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" When Obama heralds another 'teachable moment,' it means he has already made an egregious rookie mistake. "

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