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October 1, 2008

Gwen Ifill and the VP debate

Nearly everyone I know is looking ahead to the vice presidential debate tomorrow night, and many either a) have a deep respect for moderator Gwen Ifill or b) know nothing about her.

That's about to change.

Today, the internets are ablaze with the not-so-secret book that Ifill wrote, which will be released Jan. 20 -- when the new president will be inaugurated. The title? The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.

Of course, no one's read the book yet, but judging from the title, that's not exactly the bastion of neutrality one would hope. The debate is scheduled to go ahead with Ifill at the helm, but I'm wondering if this is going to taint whatever outcome we have?

Politico's Michael Calderone has more.

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.