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Meet the 'You Lie' Guy

South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst embarrassed the GOP on the president’s big night. But, Samuel P. Jacobs reports, it wasn’t out of character—and it could make him a star.

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Samuel P. Jacobs
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