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>Olbermann's occasional soliloquies typically a
>no-holds-barred excoriation of the Bush
>administration have dramatically elevated his
>profile in the last several months, especially
>in the liberal blogosphere, and helped drive up
>the ratings for the third-place cable news network.
>
>The longtime sportscaster, who doesn't vote and
>eschews any political identity "I may be a
>Whig, possibly a Free-Soiler," he quipped has
>nevertheless become an unexpected folk hero for
>the frustrated left. One woman approached him in
>a New York restaurant recently and burst into tears as she thanked him.
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