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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Dr Spin Medicine Woman

Kudos to Matthew Holt from The Healthcare Blog for turning up this Daily Show Episode where Dan Bakkedahl delves into the the wonderful world of pharmaceutical sales and interviews Miss Florida, who you guessed it, is in pharmaceutical sales
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