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February In the Life examines poets, activists, Muppets, and The Advocate
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          Feb 01, 2003
          
        
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       The February edition of In the Life, airing on PBS stations nationwide, will look at the 35th anniversary of The Advocate, the new Bayard Rustin documentary Brother Outsider, the underground music and poetry scene, the HIV-positive Muppet from South Africa's edition of Sesame Street, out NYPD Blue actor Bill Brochtrup, and much more. To find In the Life in your area, visit www.InTheLifeTV.org.     

        
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