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Gitmo Hunger Strike - Charles Swift

Season 9 • 05/02/2013

JAG lawyer Charles Swift discusses Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the 2008 detainees release under Bush.

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The Word - N.R.A.-vana
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As grieving families start to win the emotional argument on gun control, Senator Rand Paul reminds America that gun owners have been the real victims.
05/01/2013
05:19

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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The independent artists give advice to major music labels and talk about hip-hop's homophobic and misogynistic past.
05/01/2013
02:46

Over-the-Counter Plan B
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America's foremost experts on women's health -- or conservative men in their 60s -- slam the FDA's decision to sell Plan B without a prescription.
05/01/2013
02:20

Background Check Backlash
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The daughter of the principal who was slain at Sandy Hook ambushes New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte on gun control.
05/01/2013
00:33

Intro - 5/2/13
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America revisits Guantanamo Bay, Hollywood churns out summer blockbusters, and accomplished actor Ben Kingsley sits down with Stephen.
05/02/2013
00:15

Sign Off - Montclair Film Festival
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There are so many films in Montclair, it's like a festival of them.
05/02/2013
03:42

Movies That Are Destroying America - Summer Movie Edition - "Man of Steel" & "Iron Man 3"
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Some limey named Henry Cavill plays Superman, and "Iron Man 3" removes a negative Chinese connotation from its bonus footage.
05/02/2013
07:50

Ben Kingsley
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The "Iron Man 3" star talks about playing Gandhi, trembling at his knighting ceremony and portraying a villain.
05/02/2013
02:50

Boston Bomber Accomplices
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Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and three friends urgently decide to watch a movie after the terrorist attack.
05/02/2013
02:00

Gitmo Hunger Strike
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After closing the office of closing Guantanamo, Obama wants to open the office of opening the office of closing Guantanamo.
05/02/2013
03:36

Gitmo Hunger Strike - Charles Swift
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Retired Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift believes Congress views Gitmo prisoners as a political football rather than a threat.
05/02/2013
06:09

Robert Caro
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author lists Lyndon Johnson's undertakings, from civil rights and voting rights bills to Medicare and education.
05/06/2013
03:00

cOlbert's Book Club - "The Great Gatsby"
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The BBC rips off Stephen's idea to rip off Oprah's idea to host a book club and also chooses to feature "The Great Gatsby."
05/06/2013
07:08

Stephen Colbert's Bats**t Serious - Bullet Conspiracy Theory
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The government stocks up on 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition, so Senator James Inhofe introduces a bill to restrict the government's bullet hoarding.
05/06/2013
03:32

Tip/Wag - Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn & Stoner Dogs
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The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn knows that Jesus was the original hipster, and a California vet supports medical marijuana for dogs.
05/06/2013
00:28

Sign Off - South Carolina Special Election
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Stephen wants everyone in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District to get out and vote.
05/06/2013
00:33

Intro - 5/6/13
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A government conspiracy surfaces, the Catholic Church reaches out to young people, and Robert Caro discusses his fourth book on Lyndon Johnson.
05/06/2013
09:10

Better Know a District - Maryland's 4th - Donna Edwards
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Congresswoman Donna Edwards explains that Maryland did not ban straight marriage and discusses her stance on gun control.
05/07/2013
03:42

Promposals
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Hiring a marching band to ask a date to the prom is both romantic and the perfect way to remind the marching band that they have no date to the prom.
05/07/2013
04:51

Douglas Rushkoff
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"Present Shock" author Douglas Rushkoff talks about the dot-com boom, Facebook "friends" and stock derivatives.
05/07/2013
03:05

Breaking News - Benghazi Whistleblowers
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Fox News gets ready to uncover how the administration blew Benghazi, when they blew it, why they blew it and how they will continue to have blown it.
05/07/2013
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