by Conor Friedersdorf

Aaron Sorkin news:

1) He is doing an HBO show on the subject of cable news – Sports Night meets West Wing.

2) He is writing and directing a movie about the John Edwards affair.

Suggested trailer copy for the latter project: "For John Edwards, there were always two Americas: the one where he was faithful to his terminally ill wife – and the one where he fathered a love child with his mistress."

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