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National Legislators' Unearned Vacation

Season 19 • 07/31/2014

In what they insist is a completely non-partisan move, Congress decides to sue Barack Obama.

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00:17

Moment of Zen - Defense Secretary Alien Lizard
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Donald Rumsfeld's Wikipedia page gets out of hand when disruptive editors modify its content.
07/29/2014
06:15

CNN: A Midsummer News Dreams
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When The Daily Show's Kickstarter campaign LetsBuyCNN.com secures enough funding to buy the channel, Jon decides to crowdsource the network's future programming as well.
07/29/2014
06:05

Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Maggie Gyllenhaal shares her motivations for making the mini-series "The Honorable Woman," which delves into the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
07/30/2014
05:38

Internet Killed the Newspaper Star
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Jordan Klepper visits the University of Michigan's student newspaper and teaches aspiring young journalists how to stay relevant in a digital media landscape.
07/30/2014
08:55

Inversion of the Money Snatchers
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Several U.S. corporations suffer from an identity crisis and move to Europe, taking advantage of a tax loophole in the process.
07/30/2014
00:20

Moment of Zen - Truly Patriotic Conversation
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Not everyone thinks that CNBC's Rick Santelli's views fully capture the complexities of corporate inversion.
07/30/2014
02:28

A Long Weekend of Peace
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The U.S. finally gets the opportunity to broker peace in the Middle East when Israel and Hamas agree to a 72-hour ceasefire.
07/31/2014
00:36

Moment of Zen - Stop This Meshugas
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Rep. Ted Deutch has a message for Congress Republicans from his Jewish-Floridian condo dwellers.
07/31/2014
05:19

A League of Condone
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Ravens running back Ray Rice beats his then-fiancee on camera, causing the NFL to "punish" him accordingly.
07/31/2014
06:13

Aubrey Plaza
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Aubrey Plaza shares her motivations for working on several projects at once including "Life After Beth" and "Parks and Recreation."
07/31/2014
05:53

National Legislators' Unearned Vacation
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Despite a growing list of unresolved crises, Congress spends the final hours before summer recess deciding to sue President Barack Obama.
07/31/2014
07:04

Elisabeth Moss
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Elisabeth Moss explains why she can only give an enigmatic description of her film "The One I Love."
08/04/2014
04:45

The Kids in the Haul - The Coyote's Code
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Jordan Klepper reports on a 2012 executive order that is being used to mislead Central American families into believing that their children can stay in the U.S. permanently.
08/04/2014
00:35

Moment of Zen - Come to the Border With Me
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Louie Gohmert extends an invitation to the members of the House of Representatives to spend an evening at the U.S.-Mexico border.
08/04/2014
08:27

The Kids in the Haul
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As the immigration crisis on the border becomes increasingly urgent, President Obama, the Senate, the House of Representatives and the KKK propose their respective solutions.
08/04/2014
06:17

Pox and the City
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As summer finally starts to settle down, a massive outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa causes a health scare in New York City.
08/05/2014
05:28

Brand-Name Politics
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Michael Che investigates American loyalty to political brand names such as "Clinton" and "Bush" and searches for a unique 2016 presidential candidate.
08/05/2014
02:42

Pox and the City - A Rent-Controlled Outbreak
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Senior Health Correspondent Jessica Williams reports on an Ebola outbreak in New York City that happens to be targeting the city's most desirable neighborhoods.
08/05/2014
06:11

Helen Thorpe
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Helen Thorpe describes the struggles of female members of the military who are the subject of her book "Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War."
08/05/2014
00:15

Moment of Zen - Noah "Apparently" Ritter
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While at the Wayne County Fair, five-year-old Noah Ritter explains to WNEP-TV why he doesn't watch the news.
08/05/2014
08:44

Democalypse 2014 - The Battle Hymn of the Republicans
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Alison Lundergan Grimes blasts her opponent Mitch McConnell at Kentucky's annual Fancy Farm Picnic, and Rand Paul recites an original limerick.
08/06/2014
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