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This could have something to do with Peggy Noonan’s attitude change, from the ever snide Cindy Adams:

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And when heavy-duty political brains - Peggy Noonan, Joe Scarborough and his “Morning Joe” co-anchor Mika Brzezinski - get together, care to know what they discuss? Ambien. The fact that each has done some of his/her best work whilst under the influence of 10 milligrams.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/09032008/gossip/cindy/gop_meets__but_why_here__127281.htm?page=2

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Here’s Noonan’s explanation of the ‘gaffe.’

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122044753790594947.html?mod=rss_opinion_main