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Jeff Sharlet

Season 14 • 08/12/2009

Jeff Sharlet reveals the political motivations of a secretive cult called the Family.

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In this complete, unedited interview, Austan Goolsbee explains why America's long-term fiscal deficit looks worse than it did two years ago.
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Exclusive - Austan Goolsbee Extended Interview Pt. 2

Austan Goolsbee outlines President Obama's solution to America's deeply flawed health care system in this complete, unedited interview.
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Hillary in the Congo

Hillary Clinton refuses to channel her husband's opinion at a press conference in Congo.
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Reform Madness - White Minority

Larry Wilmore urges white people to deal with the fact that America is getting darker.
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Moment of Zen - Health Care Stocks

Stocks are set to soar if town hall protesters succeed in bringing health care reform to a halt.
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Austan Goolsbee

Austan Goolsbee weighs in on America's improving economy and President Obama's goal of keeping health insurance companies honest.
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PR

Supporters swoon as Obama sells his health care plan, and an emotionally charged woman becomes Sean Hannity's new Joe the Plumber.
08/12/2009
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Moment of Zen - Wingsday at Hooters

A Hooters girl appears on "Fox & Friends" to announce that Wednesday is Wingsday at Hooters.
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MBA Ethics Oath

John Oliver enlists the help of a former convict to convince business students to sign an ethics oath.
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Health Care or Kittens Decision

Jon has time to cover either Barack Obama's town hall meeting on health care or a video of kittens playing with each other in an empty tissue box.
08/12/2009
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Jeff Sharlet

Jeff Sharlet sheds light on the connection between fundamentalism and power in a secretive cult called the Family.
08/12/2009
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Glenn Beck's Operation

If only the ailing Glenn Beck, 16 months ago, had received the health care he's raving about today.
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Rod Blagojevich's Quest for Rock Bottom

Being prohibited from eating bugs on an island with Lou Diamond Phillips isn't even the halfway point on Rod Blagojevich's quest for rock bottom.
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Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams gives away the plot of her new film, "The Time Traveler's Wife," but Jon still can't wait to see it.
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Moment of Zen - Missouri Town Hall

Senator Claire McCaskill doesn't understand why town hall attendees are shouting at her.
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Class of '43

Dick Cheney works on his memoir, Karl Rove writes beat poetry, and Alberto Gonzales loses touch with President Bush.
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Daily/Colbert - Stephen Is Sleepy

Stephen can't stay awake long enough to cover news of the Cyborg alien attack on New York.
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Poll Bearers

Cable news polls might not reflect public opinion so much as the ability of viewers to repeat the ideas they just heard.
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Moment of Zen - Far-Left Loon Pollers

Far-left loons influence Bill O'Reilly's poll results on "The O'Reilly Factor."
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Heal or No Heal - Medicine Brawl

Obama needs to stay on message with health care reform like the Bush administration did when they sold Americans the Iraq war.
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Intro - Usain Bolt Breaks 100-Meter Record

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