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What's Bafflegab? A Look at Political Slang

Published October 4, 2004 at 9:00 PM PDT

We talk with editor of The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang about defining this year's political buzz words.

Guest:

Grant Barrett, editor of Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang

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