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JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL
Just over a year ago, Jane Velez-Mitchell succeeded HLN (formerly CNN Headline News) host Glenn Beck when he moved over to Fox News. Not only was the right wing mascot replaced by a lesbian vegan animal activist recovering alcoholic, but viewership for the time slot quickly shot up 74% over Beck’s draw a year earlier. In her new book, iWant: My Journey From Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life, the 53-year-old journalist shares some hard-won wisdom. “We all want peace,” she says. “But it’s not ‘out there’! Peace begins within us and is revealed in our daily actions.”
