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    Obama Has Oprah, but Clinton Has 'Saturday Night Live'

    After losing 11 straight primaries and caucuses, Hillary Clinton defeated Barack Obama in Ohio and Texas. What was the role of popular culture? We hear what happened on Saturday Night Live. Also, Israelis are mourning eight students killed in a suicide bombing in Jerusalem, and the US and Russia may stage a tug of war over arms dealer Viktor Bout.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 7, 2008 • 1h 0m Listen

    After losing 11 straight primaries and caucuses, Hillary Clinton defeated Barack Obama in Ohio and Texas. What was the role of popular culture? We hear what happened on Saturday Night Live. Did reporters respond to satire by changing their coverage? Have fictional TV shows and movies helped shape the environment for blacks and women to be viable presidential candidates? Also, Israelis are mourning eight students killed in a suicide bombing in Jerusalem, and worldwide arms dealer Victor Bout has been arrested in Thailand. Will the so-called "merchant of death" be brought to the US or Russia?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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