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March 1, 2013

The Gulags Dennis Rodman Will Never See

Jonathan Kay, National Post

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Dennis Rodman -- former basketball player, pro wrestler, cross-dresser, boyfriend to Madonna, B-movie performer and reality-show star -- is man who will play to any audience. That apparently includes North Korea’s government, the world’s last truly totalitarian regime.

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