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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Ken Livingstone Lands Radio Show

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone has been given his own weekly radio phone-in show on station LBC.
This is great news, because Ken's charismatic and engaging voice has always been his chief appeal.

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