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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Trial at Gitmo

Season 9 • 02/27/2013

An unseen force flips on an emergency red light and cuts audio to reporters during the 9/11 trial.

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04:20

Drone Ducking Tips
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The Obama administration continues its extrajudicial robo-assassin spree, so Al Qaeda circulates pointers on how to dodge drone strikes.
02/26/2013
05:54

Michio Kaku
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"Physics of the Future" author Michio Kaku talks about the Apophis asteroid, set to skim by Earth in 2029 and possibly hit in 2036.
02/26/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen zooms out of his chair.
02/26/2013
04:14

Popewatch Indeschism 2013 - One Pope over the Line
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After he retires, Pope Benedict XVI will answer to "pope emeritus," wear white papal robes and live in the Vatican alongside the new pope.
02/26/2013
05:42

Battleground Texas - Jeremy Bird
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Jeremy Bird describes his Texas initiative to get African Americans, Hispanics, women and young people out to the polls.
02/26/2013
00:35

Intro - 2/26/13
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Texas endures big changes, America's drone program alters the war on terror, and physicist Michio Kaku believes an asteroid could destroy the planet.
02/26/2013
03:28

John Kerry's Dumb Talk
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Secretary of State John Kerry travels to nine nations, champions free speech and invents the country "Kyrzakhstan," a mix between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
02/27/2013
03:49

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Trial at Gitmo - Neal Katyal
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The former Acting Solicitor General talks about the U.S. justice system, courtroom bugging and the future of Guantanamo Bay.
02/27/2013
03:15

Halls Mentho-Lyptus Cough Drops
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Stephen files paperwork to change Jay the Intern's name to "Halls Mentho-Lyptus with Triple Soothing Action Presents Jay the Intern."
02/27/2013
00:36

Intro - 2/27/13
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A Gitmo inmate goes on trial, John Kerry replaces Hillary Clinton, and MoMA curator Paola Antonelli joins Stephen.
02/27/2013
04:08

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Trial at Gitmo
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Guantanamo Bay hosts a one-of-a-kind military tribunal, designed by President Bush, implemented by President Obama, and inspired by President Kafka.
02/27/2013
05:36

Budget Sequestration
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Because Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement over the debt ceiling, Obama's sequester will cripple programs that both sides love.
02/28/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
02/28/2013
00:32

Intro - 2/28/13
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Pope Benedict XVI fulfills his last day in office, the sequester hangs over America, and speechwriter Jon Favreau discusses working for Barack Obama.
02/28/2013
04:45

Pope TBD & Souvenir Sales
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Tailors make three different vestments to fit any incoming papal body shape, and Pope Benedict XVI memorabilia sales skyrocket in Vatican City.
02/28/2013
06:15

Jon Favreau
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President Obama's former speechwriter talks about his collaborative writing process and the importance of storytelling versus sound bites.
02/28/2013
03:24

Colbert Report Consumer Alert - Demonic Goodwill Items
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According to Pat Robertson, evil spirits are suckers for secondhand rayon slacks, broken blenders and classic albums like Ken Snyder's "By Request Only."
02/28/2013
07:15

The Enemy Within - Dr. Skylar Bayer
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A lonely lady scientist studies the reproductive success of Maine scallops by cutting off their balls.
03/04/2013
03:43

Sequestration & Obama's Sci-Fi Flub
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The federal government goes on a diet by shaving off two percent everywhere, and President Obama mixes up "Star Wars" and "Star Trek."
03/04/2013
04:36

Kirk Bloodsworth
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Witness to Innocence's advocacy director, Kirk Bloodsworth, discusses DNA evidence testing for death row inmates and his quest to abolish the death penalty.
03/04/2013
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
03/04/2013
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