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Upon his return home from the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, ?Freakonomics? author Stephen Dubner came to a conclusion: John McCain hates economists. Dunber talks to John and Adaora about what the McCain camp has against number crunchers. Guest: Stephen Dubner, Takeaway convention correspondent, co-author ?Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything?

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