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In the most stunning example of the disintegration of the barrier between news and entertainment since Sean Penn went to Iran, Fox News this afternoon offered viewers a report from Afghanistan by what appeared to be the stars of a soon-to-debut hour-long drama on the WB. Here’s a screen shot of Willow and Xander — we mean, Scott and Katherine — filing their report:
Nice work, Scott, but to us you’ll always be Pacey’s older brother.
–Brian Montopoli
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