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What Is The Skinny?

Each morning, CBSNews.com's Hillary Profita scans the front pages of five major papers -- The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and USA Today -- to bring you The Skinny. It's her take on the top stories driving the news cycle each day, as well as some unique ones that aren't appearing on everyone's front pages.

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