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Comedian Brett Butler's Confronts Her Dark Past in a New Sitcom

Before starting her comedy career, Butler survived an abusive marriage. She is now the star of the sitcom "Grace Under Fire," one of the top rated shows of the season. Her character is a single mother with three kids, and, like Butler, is divorced from an abusive husband.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 7, 1994: Interview with Jane Mayer; Interview with Brett Butler; Review of Peter Hoeg's novel "Borderliners."
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Re-Investigating the Anita Hill Hearings

"Wall Street Journal" senior writer Jane Mayer is co-author of "Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas,: She and fellow journalist Jill Abramson, investigated sexual harassment allegations against Thomas made by Anita Hill. They found other women who had had similar experiences with Thomas, but who were never called to testify. They wanted to write an objective account of the process, and they bring their harshest criticism on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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