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Back in Black - Modern-Day Mr. Smiths

Season 9 • 11/09/2004

Lewis Black profiles some of America's newest prairie dog-bating senator-elects.

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02:55

Back in Black - Election Results
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Lewis Black concludes that the ballot initiative results confirm that Americans can dream whatever they want, so long as that dream doesn't make Midwesterners feel icky.
11/04/2004
00:17

Moment of Zen - Arafat is Alive
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A spokesman for the French hospital where Yasser Arafat is staying confirms that he is not dead.
11/04/2004
03:41

Press Conference
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In his first press conference in who knows how long, President Bush's opening remarks reiterate his post-election plea for unity.
11/04/2004
04:26

Salem's Plot
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Rob Corddry reports on the effort to remake Salem's image and the people who fear it will kill the money-making magic.
11/04/2004
06:43

Bill Kristol
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Bill Kristol believes the people who read The Weekly Standard and watch Fox News have the right information.
11/04/2004
03:06

Mess O'Potamia - Attack on Fallujah
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Ed Helms previews the upcoming Iraqi election, to be held three weeks after the current government repeals martial law.
11/09/2004
05:53

Richard Branson
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Richard Branson talks about his TV show "The Rebel Billionaire" and sending the contestants into space on Virgin Galactic.
11/09/2004
03:48

Mess O'Potamia - Fallujah
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The United States sends a surge of troops into Fallujah and initiates the bloodiest battle of the war to date.
11/09/2004
00:13

Moment of Zen - Fallujah at Night
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American soldiers observe the battle of Fallujah through night-vision goggles.
11/09/2004
01:54

Intro - Don Evans Resigns
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Jon announces Commerce Secretary Don Evans' long-anticipated resignation, and touches upon the concurrent resignation of a man named John Ashcroft.
11/09/2004
03:16

Back in Black - Modern-Day Mr. Smiths
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The Christian right's newly-elected representatives in the Senate have Lewis Black praying to Jesus.
11/09/2004
06:18

Tom Wolfe
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Tom Wolfe learns about dating and cohabitation from his college campus visits.
11/10/2004
04:29

Slow Voter Turnout
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Ed Helms reports on Florida's new voter registration form that includes a required check box for mental competence.
11/10/2004
03:08

Science Scope - Small Wonder
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Scientists unearth the remains of a Hobbit-like human ancestor, while a new study of the Arctic finds temperatures there rising at twice the global rate.
11/10/2004
00:30

Moment of Zen - Ashcroft Sings
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John Ashcroft stands at a podium and sings.
11/10/2004
05:48

Headlines - Elephant Walk
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After serving President Bush for four fear-filled years, Attorney General John Ashcroft announces his resignation.
11/10/2004
04:57

Last Resort
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All the gunplay and violence at Colorado's Elk Mountain Resort naturally leads to swapping romantic terrorist training stories.
11/11/2004
03:07

Headlines - Death of a Chairman
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Some Arafat supporters built funeral pyres to commemorate their beloved leader's famed hatred of car tires.
11/11/2004
02:35

Death of Yasser Arafat
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Should Samantha Bee take a "choked-up Walter Cronkite, great man is dead" tone, or go for a "hooray, Uday and Qusay are dead" vibe?
11/11/2004
06:09

Kenneth Pollack
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Middle East scholar Kenneth Pollack describes the circular pattern of instigation between the U.S. and Iran.
11/11/2004
00:17

Moment of Zen - Arafat News
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CBS 2 anchor Ernie Anastos announces that the special on facelifts has been postponed due to the breaking news of Yasser Arafat's death.
11/11/2004
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