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POLITICAL ANIMALS: Purple Haze

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When we first see former first lady, former presidential candidate, and soon-to-be secretary of state Elaine Barrish Hammond, played by Sigourney Weaver, in "Political Animals," she is onstage giving a concession speech, dressed in a purple disco jumpsuit. “Postpartisan purple,” observes a friend who is an expert on color.
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  • By Emily Gordon
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  • July 17, 2012 11:47 AM
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