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Bella Abzug: In Hard Times, Look to the Legacy of the Brilliant Feisty Bella, Not the Poser Sarah Palin

By Don Hazen, AlterNet. Posted November 2, 2008.


A recent book reminds us of one of the most inspirational figures in U.S. political history -- what a contrast Abzug is to media darling Sarah Palin.
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Belaa Abzug: Oral History by Suzanne Braun Levine and Mary Thom.

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