blackshoediaries.com - 7/30/2008
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ESPN has posted four clips from the impending Outside The Lines report .
After watching the clips a few times each, I have to say I'm not particularly impressed by ESPN's work. The bulk of the questions seem to be, "Some people think ______, what do you have to say about it?" For a supposedly respectable, investigative news piece, it already looks a little flimsy.
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