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A Conversation with Karen Hughes

For the sixth event in our TribLive series, I interviewed George W. Bush's longtime communications director and counselor about the difference between advising CEOs and pols, what happened to Kay Bailey Hutchison's gubernatorial campaign, the "myth" of Obama Derangement Syndrome, and more.

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For the sixth event in our TribLive series, I interviewed George W. Bush's longtime communications director and counselor about the difference between advising CEOs and pols, what happened to Kay Bailey Hutchison's gubernatorial campaign, the "myth" of Obama Derangement Syndrome, and more.

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