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Hail to Julia Louis-Dreyfus as snarky 'Veep'

Last updated Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 7:34am

Vice President Selina Meyer is rattled.

The president never calls. The tabloids are trying to whip up a feud with the first lady. Selina is on the list of next year's hurricane names. And she has bungled another negotiation.

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Idealism missing from political dramas, comedies

Neal Justin Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Last updated Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 7:32am

When the Fox network celebrates its 25th anniversary tonight, there's one show that probably won't get a shout-out. "Mr. President," which debuted in 1987 alongside "Married ... With Children" and starred a particularly grumpy George C. Scott, lasted less than a year, furthering the notion that politics and prime-time entertainment usually make disastrous bedfellows.

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