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"Mad Men" wins Emmy for best drama

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Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:14am EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Mad Men," the acclaimed new show set in a New York advertising agency on the cusp of the 1960s social revolution, won the Emmy Award as best television drama on Sunday for its first season on the air.

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The AMC network's period piece becomes the first series from a cable channel other than HBO to claim the prestigious best-drama title.

"Mad Men" prevailed in a rare six-way contest against two other cable shows -- "Damages" from FX and Showtime's "Dexter" -- as well as ABC's "Boston Legal," the Fox medical hit "House" and the 2005 winner, "Lost," also from ABC.

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