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Melinda Gates

Season 8 • 06/27/2012

Melinda Gates shares her foundation's initiative to extend family planning in developing countries.

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07:26

Richard Ford
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Award-winning American novelist Richard Ford shares his inspiration for "Canada," aversion to criticism, and logic behind storing manuscripts in the freezer.
06/26/2012
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03:36

Dish Network's AutoHop Service
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Dish Network could force hardworking TV folk to do more integrated product placement just to put food on the table -- and not just any food.
06/26/2012
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00:33

Intro - 6/26/12
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A Pixar movie sparks controversy, advertising forges new frontiers, and writer Richard Ford discusses his book "Canada."
06/26/2012
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03:50

Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Policy
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America must return to the founders' dream of every state deciding who it could turn away at its border.
06/26/2012
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05:27

Tip/Wag - Pixar's Gay Agenda, America's Obesity & Adidas Shackle Sneakers
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Any 15-year-old girl who resists an arranged marriage must be gay, America has 41 pounds on skinny countries, and civil rights leaders knock athletic shackles.
06/26/2012
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03:03

Blood in the Water - Mike Turzai's Voter ID Remarks
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Republican state legislatures fight nonexistent fraud with voter ID laws, but the lamestream media calls it a scheme to disenfranchise low-income and elderly voters.
06/27/2012
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03:05

National Geographic Poll on Alien Invasion Management
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The Obama campaign invites wedding registry donations, and America finds out what its presidential candidates would never have to do in situations that will never occur.
06/27/2012
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04:10

Mitt Romney's Victory Retreat & Democrats' Convention Deficit
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While things are sunny with a chance of cash for the GOP, Democrats' financial forecast is partly cloudy with a chance of fighting a seagull for half a hotdog bun.
06/27/2012
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00:09

Sign Off - Oreo Cookie Plate
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Stephen rethinks licking an Oreo cookie.
06/27/2012
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03:46

Rainbow-Stuffed Gay Pride Oreo
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No matter how innocent America's foodstuff may seem, every morsel should be fraught with divisive partisan meaning.
06/27/2012
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06:40

Melinda Gates
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Philanthropist Melinda Gates discusses foreign aid, her philosophy on contraception, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's global family planning summit.
06/27/2012
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03:19

Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument - Emily Bazelon
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By the time Mitt Romney becomes president and gets Congress to repeal Obamacare, it might be 2014 and people might like it.
06/28/2012
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03:07

John Roberts' Obamacare Swing Vote
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John Roberts' health care vote is the worst betrayal since Benedict Arnold teamed up with Judas to stab Caesar right in the croutons.
06/28/2012
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02:31

Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument
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There is nothing stopping Barack Obama from making Americans gay-marry an illegal immigrant wearing a condom, in a hydroponic pot farm powered by solar energy.
06/28/2012
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01:32

Colbert Super PAC - Super Fun Pack Treasure Finder
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Stephen honors Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack's treasure finder, Dan Stough, with an antique silver turtle bell.
06/28/2012
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04:19

Cable News Gaffe on Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling
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The Supreme Court rules Obamacare constitutional, despite CNN and Fox's opposite breaking news.
06/28/2012
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06:09

Aaron Sorkin
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Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin talks about the golden age of news, "The West Wing" and what makes America the greatest country.
06/28/2012
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06:14

Mitt Romney's Retroactive Retirement from Bain Capital
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If Barack Obama wins the presidential race, Mitt Romney can just say he retroactively retired from it in 2009.
07/16/2012
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00:32

Intro - 7/16/12
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Mitt Romney faces questions about his resume, people get their coffee in new ways, and Anne-Marie Slaughter explains why women can't have it all.
07/16/2012
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04:33

TomKat's Divorce & Anderson Cooper's Sexual Orientation
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The thetan inhabiting Katie Holmes isn't getting any younger, and torso-American Anderson Cooper could have had perfect caramel-mocha babies.
07/16/2012
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00:23

Sign Off - Smiles or Whatever
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Stephen hopes The Report incited smiles.
07/16/2012
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