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Tim Russert

Deadline Poet

By Calvin Trillin

This article appeared in the July 7, 2008 edition of The Nation.

June 18, 2008

We see Brother Russert displaying his skills
In heaven, surrounded by Buffalo Bills.

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About Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin is The Nation's "deadline poet." He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1963 and has written the syndicated weekly column "Uncivil Liberties" since 1986. He has authored many, many books, including Tepper's Not Going Out and Deadline Poet: My Life as a Doggerelist. more...
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