The Daily Show
TV-14
8.3
1996
Comedy
, News
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Episode 160 : Philip Seymour Hoffman
December. 11,2008
Hall & Oates perform a song about Alan Colmes and how much he means to all of us. Larry Wilmore says African-Americans support Proposition 8 because marriage is their holiest of holy institutions. Philip Seymour Hoffman shares what he learned about the catholic church while filming "Doubt.
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Episode 159 : Don Rickles
December. 10,2008
Jason Jones shows some telling footage from his interview with Rod Blagojevich three years ago. Rob Riggle and his uniquely physical interviewing style won't soon be forgotten. Don Rickles gloats over beating Jon at the Emmys.
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Episode 158 : Mike Huckabee
December. 09,2008
Rod Blagojevich couldn't have made it any easier for the authorities to arrest him. Many of the nation's newspapers are on the brink of collapse thanks to the Internet. Mike Huckabee says the reason we have so much government is because people don't behave well with each other.
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Episode 157 : Matthew Alexander
December. 08,2008
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuts Parliament down. Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi discuss Canada's dependence on Great Britain. Matthew Alexander explains why torture is counterproductive in interrogating terrorists.
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Episode 156 : Ron Howard
December. 04,2008
Three auto industry CEOs carpool to Washington to ask again for a bailout. Dr. Aasif Mandvi learns there's no cure for liberalism. Ron Howard does a cheesy Richard Nixon impression.
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Episode 155 : Arianna Huffington
December. 03,2008
The new Planned Parenthood gift cards make great holiday presents. George W. Bush winds down his presidency with a Charlie Gibson interview. John Hodgman lets Jon know he's also a lame duck, and Arianna Huffington explains blogging.
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Episode 154 : Calvin Trillin
December. 02,2008
Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.
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Episode 153 : Anne Hathaway
December. 01,2008
Three people die in an attempt to get a jump on their holiday shopping. John Oliver explains who is responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai. Plaxico Burress lets down America's youth by shooting himself in the thigh. MSNBC replaces Fox News as the new administration's mouthpiece, and Anne Hathaway vows to become a train wreck.
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Episode 152 : Richard Belzer
November. 20,2008
Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.
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Episode 151 : Jon Meacham
November. 19,2008
Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.
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Episode 150 : Denis Leary
November. 18,2008
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Episode 149 : Sir David Frost.
November. 17,2008
George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.
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Episode 148 : Bill O'Reilly
November. 13,2008
Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.
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Episode 147 : T. Boone Pickens
November. 12,2008
Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.
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Episode 146 : Thomas Friedman
November. 11,2008
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Episode 145 : Paul Rudd
November. 06,2008
With guest Paul Rudd.
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Episode 144 : Chris Wallace
November. 05,2008
The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.
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Episode 143 : Indecision 2008: America's Choice
November. 04,2008
The towering giants of fake news reunite for their hour-long Election Night special, Indecision 2008: America's Choice. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and consultants (that it can afford) to provide shallow analysis, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound.
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Episode 142 : Doris Kearns Goodwin
November. 03,2008
Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.
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Episode 141 : Bill Kristol
October. 30,2008
Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.
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Episode 140 : Senator Barack Obama
October. 29,2008
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Episode 139 : Steve Martin
October. 28,2008
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Episode 138 : Campbell Brown
October. 27,2008
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Episode 137 : Gov. Jon Corzine
October. 23,2008
Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.
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Episode 136 : Tom Brokaw
October. 22,2008
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Episode 135 : Christopher Buckley
October. 21,2008
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Episode 134 : Eugene Jarecki
October. 20,2008
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Episode 133 : Robert Reich
October. 16,2008
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Episode 132 : Richard Lewis
October. 15,2008
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Episode 131 : Ari Fleischer
October. 14,2008
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Episode 130 : Amity Shlaes
October. 13,2008
Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".
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Episode 129 : Robert De Niro
October. 09,2008
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Episode 128 : Michelle Obama
October. 08,2008
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Episode 127 : Sarah Vowell
October. 07,2008
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Episode 126 : Tim Robbins
October. 06,2008
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Episode 125 : Clint Eastwood
October. 02,2008
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Episode 124 : Peggy Noonan
October. 01,2008
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Episode 123 : Bill Maher
September. 30,2008
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Episode 122 : Hooman Majd
September. 29,2008
Wyatt Cenac watches the debate with some elderly Jewish residents, and Hooman Majd explains that it's within Iran's rights to have nuclear enrichment of uranium on their own soil.
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Episode 121 : Bob Schieffer
September. 25,2008
Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.
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Episode 120 : Aaron Eckhart
September. 24,2008
Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.
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Episode 119 : Bill Clinton
September. 23,2008
Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.
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Episode 118 : Tony Blair
September. 18,2008
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Episode 117 : Charlize Theron
September. 17,2008
Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.
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Episode 116 : Ricky Gervais
September. 16,2008
Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.
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Episode 115 : Barton Gellman
September. 15,2008
Jon Stewart discusses the importance of blinking. Sarah Palin will talk to the press as soon as they stop asking her questions. Jason Jones is the only correspondent in the news team with his own spin-off. Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman discusses his book Angler about Dick Cheney's time as the vice-president.
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Episode 114 : Senator McCains Acceptance Speech
September. 05,2008
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Episode 113 : Mike Huckabee
September. 04,2008
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Episode 112 : Newt Gingrich
September. 03,2008
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Episode 111 : Brian Williams
September. 02,2008
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Episode 110 : Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech
August. 29,2008
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Episode 109 : Evan Bayh
August. 28,2008
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Episode 108 : Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)
August. 27,2008
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Episode 107 : Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)
August. 26,2008
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Episode 106 : Ben Stiller
August. 14,2008
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Episode 105 : Philip Pan
August. 13,2008
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Episode 104 : Sen. Mel Martinez
August. 12,2008
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Episode 103 : Ron Suskind
August. 11,2008
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Episode 102 : David Gregory
August. 07,2008
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Episode 101 : Sen. Chuck Schumer
August. 06,2008
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Episode 100 : Seth Rogan
August. 05,2008
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Episode 99 : Dennis Hopper
August. 04,2008
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Episode 98 : Brian Williams
July. 31,2008
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Episode 97 : Ben Wattenberg
July. 30,2008
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Episode 96 : Bill Bishop
July. 29,2008
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Episode 95 : Nancy Pelosi
July. 28,2008
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.
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Episode 94 : Geo Beach
July. 24,2008
Geo Beach, host of the History Channel's "Tougher in Alaska," tells Jon why America's coldest state is also its greatest.
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Episode 93 : T.J. English
July. 23,2008
Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.
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Episode 92 : Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly
July. 22,2008
Obama Quest continues as Barack Obama visits his birthplace in Bethlehem. Former high-ranking Bush administration officials refuse to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee, while John Oliver explains we're in a golden age of obstructive politics, and we don't even know it. Lewis Black lists America's insane deals in its End of an Empire Sale, and Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly show off their calves.
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Episode 90 : Maggie Gyllenhaal
July. 17,2008
Jon breaks out the Dobbs-O-Meter to measure how well the presidential candidates are doing with the Latino community. Kristen Schaal studies the cougar species, and invents her own name for men who date younger women. Maggie Gyllenhaal tells Jon how Batman made her weak in the knees.
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Episode 89 : Kenneth Pollack
July. 16,2008
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Episode 88 : Pierce Brosnan
July. 15,2008
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Episode 87 : Andrew Ward
July. 14,2008
Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.
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Episode 86 : Ted Koppel
June. 26,2008
Tonight, Ted Koppel talks about his new special about the symbiotic relationship between the U.S. and China on the Discovery Channel called The People's Republic of Capitalism.
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Episode 85 : Coldplay
June. 25,2008
Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.
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Episode 84 : James Harding
June. 24,2008
Tonight, the editor from The Times in London, James Harding talks about his new book Alpha Dogs: The Americans Who Turned Political Spin into a Global Business.
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Episode 83 : James McAvoy
June. 23,2008
Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.
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Episode 82 : Mike Myers
June. 19,2008
Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.
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Episode 81 : Steve Carell
June. 18,2008
Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.
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Episode 80 : Lara Logan
June. 17,2008
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Episode 79 : David Iglesis
June. 16,2008
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Episode 78 : Richard Engel
June. 12,2008
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Episode 77 : Rick Shenkman
June. 11,2008
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Episode 76 : Ralph Reed
June. 10,2008
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Episode 75 : Sen. Jim Webb
June. 09,2008
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Episode 74 : Adam Sandler
June. 05,2008
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Episode 73 : Barbara Walters
June. 04,2008
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Episode 72 : David Sedaris
June. 03,2008
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Episode 71 : Scott McClellan
June. 02,2008
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Episode 70 : Richard Clark
May. 29,2008
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Episode 69 : Fred Burton
May. 28,2008
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Episode 68 : Matt Taibbi
May. 27,2008
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Episode 67 : Denis Leary
May. 15,2008
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Episode 66 : John Harwood
May. 14,2008
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Episode 65 : Bill Moyers
May. 13,2008
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Episode 64 : Douglas J. Feith
May. 12,2008
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Episode 63 : David D. Perlmutter
May. 08,2008
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Episode 62 : John McCain
May. 07,2008
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Episode 61 : Fareed Zakaria
May. 06,2008
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Episode 60 : Sen. Harry Reid
May. 05,2008
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Episode 59 : Howard Dean
May. 01,2008
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Episode 58 : Robert Schlesinger
April. 30,2008
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Episode 57 : Newt Gingrich
April. 29,2008
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Episode 56 : Jimmy Carter
April. 28,2008
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Episode 55 : Colin Firth
April. 24,2008
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Episode 54 : Howard Fineman
April. 23,2008
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Episode 52 : Sen. Barack Obama
April. 21,2008
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Episode 51 : Uma Thurman
April. 17,2008
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Episode 50 : Peter Steinfels
April. 16,2008
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Episode 49 : Jack Goldsmith
April. 15,2008
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Episode 48 : Judd Apatow
April. 14,2008
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Episode 47 : Aram Roston
April. 10,2008
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Episode 46 : Steve Coll
April. 09,2008
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Episode 45 : Cokie Roberts
April. 08,2008
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Episode 44 : Nathan Lane
April. 07,2008
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Episode 43 : George Clooney
April. 03,2008
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Episode 42 : William Safire
April. 02,2008
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Episode 41 : Simon LeVay
April. 01,2008
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Episode 40 : Sen. Chuck Hagel
March. 31,2008
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Episode 39 : Alex Kingsbury
March. 20,2008
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Episode 38 : Sen. Arlen Specter
March. 19,2008
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Episode 37 : Jeffrey Sachs
March. 18,2008
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Episode 36 : Brian Fagan
March. 17,2008
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Episode 35 : Dana Perino
March. 13,2008
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Episode 34 : Ronald Kessler
March. 12,2008
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Episode 33 : Grover Norquist
March. 11,2008
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Episode 32 : Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell
March. 10,2008
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Episode 31 : Sen. Tom Daschle
March. 06,2008
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Episode 30 : Martin Fletcher
March. 05,2008
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Episode 29 : Ralph Nader
March. 04,2008
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Episode 28 : Hillary Clinton
March. 03,2008
Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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Episode 26 : Allen Guelzo
February. 27,2008
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Episode 25 : Madeleine Albright
February. 26,2008
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Episode 24 : Lee Siegel
February. 14,2008
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Episode 23 : Mark Siegel
February. 13,2008
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Episode 22 : Bill Kristol
February. 12,2008
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Episode 21 : Philip Shenon
February. 11,2008
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Episode 20 : Laton McCartney
February. 07,2008
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Episode 19 : Tom Brokaw
February. 06,2008
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Episode 18 : Chris Wallace
February. 05,2008
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Episode 17 : Tim Gunn
February. 04,2008
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Episode 16 : Karen Tumulty
January. 31,2008
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Episode 15 : Peggy Noonan
January. 30,2008
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Episode 14 : Doris Kearns Goodwin
January. 29,2008
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Episode 13 : Phil Simms
January. 28,2008
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Episode 12 : Gerri Willis
January. 24,2008
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Episode 11 : P.J. O'Rourke
January. 23,2008
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Episode 10 : Jim Wallis
January. 22,2008
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Episode 9 : Jon Meacham
January. 21,2008
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Episode 8 : Allen Raymond
January. 17,2008
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Episode 7 : Jonah Goldberg
January. 16,2008
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Episode 6 : Amb. John Bolton
January. 15,2008
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Episode 5 : Fareed Zakaria
January. 14,2008
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Episode 4 : Lou Dobbs
January. 10,2008
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Episode 3 : John Zogby
January. 09,2008
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Episode 2 : David Frum
January. 08,2008
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From Tuesdays through Thursdays, members of "The Best F#@king News Team" will rotate hosting duties.
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