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RNC Autopsy

Season 9 • 02/12/2013

The GOP issues a Web survey and treks to Williamsburg, VA, to reflect on why they lost in 2012.

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03:13

Bush Family Email Hack
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Hackers have no right to spread George W. Bush's personal information all over the Internet -- that's Facebook's job.
02/11/2013
04:24

Pope's Resignation & Papal Speculatron 7500 - James Martin
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Father Jim Martin explains the papal election process, ex-pope etiquette and the unlikelihood of getting an American pope.
02/11/2013
07:48

Pope's Resignation & Papal Speculatron 7500
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Pope Benedict XVI considers a greeter job at Walmart, and early pope race favorites include candidates from Canada, Italy, Ghana and America.
02/11/2013
05:27

Garry Wills
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Gary Willis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, talks about transubstantiation, Catholic priesthood and all the trouble that comes from the book of Hebrews.
02/11/2013
00:04

Sign Off - "Why Priests?"
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Stephen dips into Garry Wills's book, "Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition."
02/11/2013
00:39

Intro - 2/12/13
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Republicans take sides, Hollywood tackles gun safety, and The Oxford American's Roger Hodge stops by The Report.
02/12/2013
04:46

Arizona's Gun Posse
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Volunteer school guards perform weapons drills with Steven Seagal, but history proves that many have already had extensive experience with police.
02/12/2013
05:33

Roger Hodge
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Roger Hodge talks about his quarterly, The Oxford American, slow-smoked pig and the music of Louisiana.
02/12/2013
05:04

Conservative Victory Project
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The Tea Party isn't going to take Karl Rove's Stab-You-in-the-Back Super PAC lying down; they will charge ahead with even more conservative positions.
02/12/2013
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
02/12/2013
04:30

RNC Autopsy
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Republicans hold a conference to assess election losses, but RNC Chair Reince Priebus thinks the GOP just needs to smile more.
02/12/2013
05:34

Dave Grohl
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Dave Grohl talks about Nirvana, L.A.'s legendary Sound City Studios and his touring super group, the Sound City Players.
02/13/2013
00:08

Sign Off - Dry Mouth
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Stephen reaches for a vital sip of water.
02/13/2013
06:28

Obama's State of the Union
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President Fidel Handout raises the federal minimum wage to nine dollars an hour, but he says nothing about raising the maximum wage.
02/13/2013
04:13

Spanish State of the Rubio
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Marco Rubio's Spanish speech runs four minutes longer than the English version, but ABC News botches the translation.
02/13/2013
04:32

State of the Rubio
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Florida Senator Marco Rubio gets cotton mouth and ducks off camera during the biggest speech of his life.
02/13/2013
00:05

Sign Off - "Here's the Deal"
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Stephen pulls up David Leonhardt's book on his iPad.
02/14/2013
06:06

Gavin Newsom
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The Lieutenant Governor of California shares his book, "Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government."
02/14/2013
04:28

Nailed 'Em - Richard Eggers
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One bank finally nails the highest level white-collar mortgage banker to date: a 68-year-old customer service representative.
02/14/2013
03:30

Standard & Poor's Ratings Lawsuit
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The government grows a pair and goes after S&P for giving AAA ratings to what they knew were worthless securities.
02/14/2013
03:43

Standard & Poor's Ratings Lawsuit - David Leonhardt
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The New York Times Washington bureau chief David Leonhardt discusses S&P's defense, private bank suits and the AIG bailout.
02/14/2013
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