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Headlines - Triumph of the Pill

Season 4 • 05/09/2000

The birth control pill celebrates its 40th Anniversary. There won't be any cake but you can bet there will be plenty of sweet, sweet pie.

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Wendie Malick
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Actress Wendie Malick admits to always learning things when she visits the show, in this case, her publicist.
05/08/2000
01:41

Target Audience
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If elected, George W. Bush plans to redo all the decorating in the White House, starting with the Oval Office.
05/08/2000
00:48

Putin Sworn In
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Jon recaps the day's news.
05/08/2000
01:58

Public Excess - Cherie and Yolanda Live
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Rich Brown scours the public airwaves for the next big thing.
05/09/2000
03:47

Headlines - The Shilling Fields
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John McCain gritted his teeth, forgot everything he believes in and endorsed George W. Bush for president.
05/09/2000
01:43

Popular Music Omnibus - Britney Spears
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Britney Spears's new CD is Oops!...I Did It Again, a reference to the singer destroying popular music.
05/09/2000
00:16

Moment of Zen - Bush Responds to McCain's Endorsement
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George W. Bush thanks John McCain.
05/09/2000
00:18

Recap - 5/9/00
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Senator John McCain endorses George Bush.
05/09/2000
04:49

Jesse L. Martin
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Jesse L. Martin once worked a 15-hour day on "Law and Order."
05/09/2000
04:52

Which Decade is comparable to the 1990s?
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Only by comparing this decade to past decades can we understand the future -- decades.
05/09/2000
01:14

Headlines - Triumph of the Pill
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40 years ago today the FDA approved America's first oral contraceptive.
05/09/2000
00:11

Moment of Zen - Turtle Walk
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An old woman takes her leashed turtle for a walk on the street.
05/10/2000
04:19

A Tale of Survival - Spanish Monster Pt. 1
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Meet a man-boy who experienced more trauma before lunchtime than most people experience in a lifetime.
05/10/2000
02:47

A Tale of Survival - Spanish Monster Pt. 2
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Just when all hope was lost, a miracle, in the form of a mysterious stranger, gave Jeremy O'Brien and his Spanish monster a ride to school.
05/10/2000
02:49

Back in Black - Fugu 90210 Donkey
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Pass the fugu, Lewis Black can't go on if he doesn't own the hobby horse that Donna lost her virginity on in 'Beverly Hills 90210'.
05/10/2000
05:15

Andy Richter
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After leaving Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter is going on a Caribbean vacation with his wife.
05/10/2000
00:15

Moment of Zen - Dance
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The torch lighting dance.
05/11/2000
04:07

Betty White
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Betty White fondly remembers her one dance with Fred Astaire.
05/11/2000
03:20

Indecision 2000 - Balanced Republicans
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Jon takes a look at the choices for a "balanced" Republican leader.
05/11/2000
00:42

Giuliani's Divorce
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Tom Johnson has an in-depth editorial on Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's divorce.
05/11/2000
01:29

Other News - Rags to Roaches
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A contest offers a reward for a million dollar cockroach in yet another sign that the spirit of amateurism is dead in the sport of cockroach hunting.
05/11/2000
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