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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 354 member TV stations in the United States, with some member stations available over the air and by cable in Canada. While the term "broadcasting" encompasses both radio and television, PBS only covers TV; public radio in the United States is served by National Public Radio and other content providers.

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Miss New Mexico Nicole Miner, left and Miss Hawaii Raeceen Anuenue Woolford, right, watch as Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron reacts after being named Miss America Saturday Jan. 30, 2010 at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Hawaii
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center left, as French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, rear center, looks on, upon Clinton's arrival at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Clinton flew to Paris on Friday for talks with French officials and to give a speech on European security in which she will underscore the Obama administration's commitment to the continent's security. Hillary Rodham Clinton
PASADENA, CA - JULY 28: General view during the 2009 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel on July 28, 2009 in Pasadena, California. Television Critics Association
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president. Barack Obama
California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass D-Los Angeles, right, responds to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signing an executive order eliminating 22,000 part-time and temporary positions and ordered that 200,000 state workers receive the federal minimum wage during a news conference in her office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, July 31, 2008. Los Angeles
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: Kristine Johnson of CBS News attends the Tea Party Angels launch at Doubles on November 7, 2009 in New York City. CBS News
US President Barack Obama speaks regarding energy policy and Earth Day at the Trinity Structural Towers manufacturing plant in Newton, Iowa, April 22, 2009. The green facility builds towers for wind energy production on the site of a former Maytag plant in the community east of Des Moines. Earth Day
HOLLYWOOD - JANUARY 29: W Hollywood general manager Jim McPartlin attends the Unveiling of the New W Hollywood Hotel & Residences on January 29, 2010 in Hollywood, California. Hollywood
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actor Sir Patrick Stewart speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California. Patrick Stewart
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reads the words "Eggs, Milk, Bread (crossed out), Hope, and Change" written in marker on his hand as he briefs reporters after President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to the James Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been seen with hand written notes on her hands in recent public appearances. White House
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 31: Singers Smokey Robinson (L) and Usher perform onstage during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Smokey Robinson
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Filmmaker Jonathan Demme (L) and talk show host Tavis Smiley of the television show 'Tavis Smiley Reports' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California. Tavis Smiley
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 31: Rapper Jay-Z (R) accepts the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration from Mos Def (L) and Placido Domingo (C) onstage onstage during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Mos Def
WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 30: Buttons featuring an image of National Public Radio's Carl Kasell state 'Carl Kasell is my press secretary' were handed out to co-workers after Kasell's last newscast at NPR December 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. A newscaster with NPR for 30 years, Kasell will take up the duty of roving ambassador for the network and continue his work on the game show Wait, Wait. .. Don't Tell Me!. NPR
California forward Jamal Boykin (10) keeps UCLA forward Reeves Nelson (11) from scoring during a fast break during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in Los Angeles. California won 72-58. California
William Shatner, of Star Trek, accepts the Ultimate Scream award at the "Scream Awards" on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in Los Angeles. Star Trek
Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins grabs the ball in front of Alabama's Senario Hillman during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Cousins had 16 points and 13 rebounds in the 66-55 Kentucky win. Alabama
FILE - Soul singer-songwriter Sam Cooke is seen in a 1964 file photo. A Mississippi music festival this weekend is dedicated to the 1950s and '60s singer. The Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival begins Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 in Clarksdale, a sleepy town in the Delta region. Cooke's brother, L.C. Cooke, says the late singer should also be known for his pioneering business acumen that put him years ahead of his time in the music industry. Sam Cooke

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) The panel of the film P. O. V. 'Food Inc.' executive producer Simon Kilmurry, director Robert Kenner, producer/journalist/author Eric Schlosser, author Michael Pollan and Troy Roush of Roush Family Farms speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) The panel of the film P. O. V. 'Food Inc.' executive producer Simon Kilmurry, director Robert Kenner, producer/journalist/author Eric Schlosser, author Michael Pollan and Troy Roush of Roush Family Farms speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) The panel executive producer Simon Kilmurry, Daniel Ellsberg, Patricia Marx Ellsberg, director Judith Ehrlich and director Rick Goldsmith of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) The panel executive producer Simon Kilmurry, Daniel Ellsberg, Patricia Marx Ellsberg, director Judith Ehrlich and director Rick Goldsmith of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg (L) and Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg (L) and Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg (L) and Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg (L) and Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg (L) and Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg (L) and Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Host Tavis Smiley of the television show 'Tavis Smiley Reports' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Host Tavis Smiley of the television show 'Tavis Smiley Reports' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Filmmaker Jonathan Demme (L) and talk show host Tavis Smiley of the television show 'Tavis Smiley Reports' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Filmmaker Jonathan Demme (L) and talk show host Tavis Smiley of the television show 'Tavis Smiley Reports' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Filmmaker Jonathan Demme (L) and talk show host Tavis Smiley of the television show 'Tavis Smiley Reports' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Filmmaker Jonathan Demme (L) and talk show host Tavis Smiley of the television show 'Tavis Smiley Reports' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: (L-R) Executive producer, Susan Lacy, producer Dick Wolf, recording artist John Densmore and a unidentified panelist of the film ''When You're Strange: a film about the Doors'' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: (L-R) Executive producer, Susan Lacy, producer Dick Wolf, recording artist John Densmore and a unidentified panelist of the film ''When You're Strange: a film about the Doors'' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: (L-R) Executive producer, Susan Lacy, producer Dick Wolf, recording artist John Densmore and a unidentified panelist of the film ''When You're Strange: a film about the Doors'' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: (L-R) Executive producer, Susan Lacy, producer Dick Wolf, recording artist John Densmore and a unidentified panelist of the film ''When You're Strange: a film about the Doors'' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress/narrator Jamie Lee Curtis of the film ''Dirt! The Movie'' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) The panel of the film P. O. V. 'Food Inc.' executive producer Simon Kilmurry, director Robert Kenner, producer/journalist/author Eric Schlosser, author Michael Pollan and Troy Roush of Roush Family Farms speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) The panel of the film P. O. V. 'Food Inc.' executive producer Simon Kilmurry, director Robert Kenner, producer/journalist/author Eric Schlosser, author Michael Pollan and Troy Roush of Roush Family Farms speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) The panel executive producer Simon Kilmurry, Daniel Ellsberg, Patricia Marx Ellsberg, director Judith Ehrlich and director Rick Goldsmith of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) The panel executive producer Simon Kilmurry, Daniel Ellsberg, Patricia Marx Ellsberg, director Judith Ehrlich and director Rick Goldsmith of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speaks during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg (L) and Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: Daniel Ellsberg (L) and Patricia Marx Ellsberg of the film 'The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers' speak during the PBS portion of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 16, 2010 in Pasadena, California.

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