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Kitty Kelley’s Controversy
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Controversial celebrity biographer Kitty Kelley entered the election-year fray today with the release of her new book “The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty.” The book’s steamy charges of drugs and sex lead the White House to call the allegations false and raise questions about Kelley’s sourcing.

Kathy Kiely is a reporter for USA Today who has read the tabloid bio. She talks with us tonight about which of Kitty Kelley’s allegations are making the most waves in Washington.

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Kathy Kiely, reporter for USA Today.

 
 

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