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Is 'Zero Dark Thirty' True to Life?

On CNN's 'Starting Point,' The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz and Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn debate whether the new film 'Zero Dark Thirty' has an obligation to portray events and people involved as close to real life as possible.

Published Dec. 14 2012 5:42PM EST

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On CNN's 'Starting Point,' The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz and Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn debate whether the new film 'Zero Dark Thirty' has an obligation to portray events and people involved as close to real life as possible.