John McLaughlin, center of influential TV pundit chat show 'The McLaughlin Group,' dies at 89

If you recently tuned into a cable news program centered around politics, and the discourse drifted into something more akin to a combative holiday dinner than buttoned-up Beltway chatter, you have John McLaughlin to thank.
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