Summary
Rachel Maddow considers herself more policy wonk than talk show host. She has hit shows on MSNBC and the liberal Air America radio network, and her fans include Republicans and Democrats.
A Rhodes scholar -- she has a doctorate in political science and a background in HIV/AIDS activism and prison reform -- she lives in New York and rural Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula. Maddow, 35, doesn't hide her sexuality. She came out in college in a big way, hanging handmade posters in the bathrooms of her dorm.See the full content of this document
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Rise of a 'Bucket Washer'
Growing up in Castro Valley, Calif., she was a precocious child who started reading the newspaper cover to cover and asking pointed questions in the second grade.
We talked by telephone last week after she had made the rounds of the network talk shows:Q: The Republicans are sort of flounderin...See the full content of this document
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