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During his tenure at ESPN, Merida oversaw the investigative/news enterprise unit, the television shows “E:60” and “Outside the Lines.” He chaired ESPN’s editorial board.
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Merida was part of a 1990 Dallas
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Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas.
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