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Matt Drudge's 'N-Word' Problem

Did notorious aggregator Matt Drudge go too far when he used the 'N-word' repeatedly in a headline yesterday? On today's NewsBeast, John Avlon talks with Lloyd Grove, who wrote about Drudge's use of the taboo word, about whether the move was racially motivated or simply a bid for attention.

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Did notorious aggregator Matt Drudge go too far when he used the 'N-word' repeatedly in a headline yesterday? On today's NewsBeast, John Avlon talks with Lloyd Grove, who wrote about Drudge's use of the taboo word, about whether the move was racially motivated or simply a bid for attention.

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