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Oliver - Life Before Habeas Corpus

Season 11 E 124 • 10/03/2006

John Oliver paints a picture of a world without Habeas Corpus.

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02:14

Blame the Democrats
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John Oliver explains that the Democrats are to blame for the Mark Foley sex scandal since they only just heard about it.
10/02/2006
01:47

Headlines - Foley Erect
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Mark Foley reacts to his sick actions three years later and speaks out against pedophiles.
10/02/2006
02:18

Congressional Page
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Samantha Bee explains that pages act as aphrodisiacs and interns perform the sexual exploits on Congressmen.
10/02/2006
00:13

Moment of Zen - "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
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A small boy mentions to James Stewart how easy it is to get something from a page in a scene from "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
10/02/2006
00:59

Daily/Colbert - Teleprompter Mess-up
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The teleprompter guy messes up and accidentally gives Stephen Colbert Jon Stewart's overly complimentary line.
10/02/2006
03:19

Headlines - Tolerable Cruelty
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Although the President wasn't strapped to some sort of board and made to feel that he was about to drown, he and Congress still reached a compromise on torture legislation.
10/03/2006
04:29

10 F#@king Years - Animals
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The Daily Show looks back on 10 F#@king Years of close encounters with animals and the people who love, dance with, and sexually stimulate them.
10/03/2006
02:38

Headlines - Congressman Mark Foley Checks into Rehab
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What drove Congressman Mark Foley to engage in inappropriate online chatting with a sixteen-year-old? Alcohol.
10/03/2006
07:25

Dennis Miller
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Dennis Miller takes shots at fat people, Hugo Chavez, and the cast of "Lethal Weapon," explains Dick Cheney's strategy, and chooses which of Hannity or Colmes he'd sleep with.
10/03/2006
00:19

Daily/Colbert - Moment of Zen - Medieval Times
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Stephen Colbert introduces the Moment of Zen, a throwback to pre-habeas corpus days.
10/03/2006
02:43

Oliver - Life Before Habeas Corpus
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Arlen Spector commented that suspending Habeas Corpus would set civilization back to pre-Magna Carta days; John Oliver paints a picture of that world.
10/03/2006
02:52

Headlines - Paged Heat Pt. 3
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The Republicans are blaming each other. If only they could find a way to blame who is really at fault: The Democrats.
10/04/2006
00:42

Daily/Colbert - J.D. Salinger
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Stephen Colbert will have J.D. Salinger on his show tonight.
10/04/2006
02:10

Headlines - Paged Heat Pt. 1
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Mark Foley is in trouble again, this time for masturbating to an online chat with a high school student.
10/04/2006
05:42

Ian Bremmer
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Ian Bremmer says the state of the union is stable, even if his hand gesture says we're f**ked.
10/04/2006
04:20

Headlines - Paged Heat Pt. 2
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The Mark Foley scandal leaves the Republican house flooded, apparently with jizzum.
10/04/2006
04:26

America: America's Fastest Growing Nation
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Soon America's population will hit the 300 million mark; our demographics are changing because of immigration.
10/04/2006
00:12

Moment of Zen - Thomas R. Marshall with Pages
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Thomas R. Marshall stands with a crowd of cheering senate pages.
10/04/2006
05:51

David Rakoff
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David Rakoff discusses his new book, "Don't Get Too Comfortable," and the grim lot of the Log Cabin Republicans.
10/05/2006
02:19

Headlines - Operation: Just Clause
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President Bush argues that the Iraq War will merely be a comma in the history books.
10/05/2006
05:24

Headlines - My Job
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President Bush's job must make him so mad, because we're all so stupid.
10/05/2006
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