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MSNBC at noon est: “Now with Alex Wagner” with Lynn Sweet, Ben Smith, Ed Rendell, Meghan McCain

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Coming up at noon est, 11 a.m. Chicago time, live from New York, it’s MSNBC’s “Now with Alex Wagner” where I am one of the guests.

The lineup: Joel Stein, Time; Meghan McCain, MSNBC Contributor; Ben Smith, BuzzFeed; Michael Steele, MSNBC Political Analyst; Michael Black, Author; Fmr. Gov. Ed Rendell; Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times

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