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Saturday Night Live and the Election Cycle
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The veteran comedy show has always taken aim at presidents and presidential wannabes. But in the 2008 race, campaign satire began to bleed into the campaign itself, so that Saturday night’s sketch became Monday morning’s talking point. USC communication professor Joe Saltzman looks at the intersection of politics and comedy, and young voters for whom news and infotainment are beginning to blur.
In Brief
Top 10 Political Films
Celluloid vision: USC College professor Steven J. Ross sketches a history of American power and politics,
as seen on the big screen.
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On Stimulus Checks
Bush administration rebates have started to appear in consumers’ bank accounts. USC experts look at whether they will boost the economy.
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