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CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.
Fareed Zakaria
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Fareed Zakaria
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 20
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