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To The Contrary
October 14, 2011
Season 20
Episode 31
This week, panelists discuss if lawmakers are in sync with the American public. Then we turn to Fall television as more plus-sized women are in leading roles and more men are playing emascualted characters. And, behind the headlines, Governor Jennifer Granholm, the former governor and her husband tell us how they switched traditional roles.
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