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Front Page: Audiences more polarized than ever -- In another coalescence of politics and pop culture, the presidential campaign has started to mirror TV's growing cultural divide, as contentious debate over John McCain's running mate -- self-proclaimed "hockey mom" Sarah Palin -- is cast not just as small-town America vs. coastal elites, but reality TV vs. high-brow television. (link)

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