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Epic Smackdown

08.06.09 -- 5:08PM
By Josh Marshall

I've been wondering for a while how it is that a former health care exec whose company got smacked with the biggest fine in history for defrauding Medicare is managing to be the public face of the opposition to the president's health care plan.

And now a CNN anchor of all people seems to be wondering too.

Haven't seen a smackdown like this on the cable nets in some time. Watch.

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