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Better Know a Made-Up District - Connecticut's 42nd

Season 5 • 12/01/2009

Connecticut's 42nd appears once every 100 years and has a proud tradition of unicorn breeding.

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Amateur Hour at the White House
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Joe Biden crashes President Obama's state dinner to get on "The Real Housewives of Delaware."
11/30/2009
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Cevin Soling
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Cevin Soling says public schools have been transformed into prisons because of an overdependence on security.
11/30/2009
06:39

Something Is Melting in Denmark - Dan Esty
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Dan Esty believes President Obama will bring a change in spirit to the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
11/30/2009
06:27

Better Know a Lobby - Ploughshares Fund
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Joseph Cirincione plays "Sanction, Bomb, Marry?" with Iran, Pakistan and North Korea.
11/30/2009
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for the show, everybody.
11/30/2009
06:00

Gold, Frankincense and Mars - Guy Consolmagno
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Brother Guy Consolmagno explains why the Vatican accepts the possibility of alien life.
12/01/2009
06:09

Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie criticizes digital technology for taking away the local celebration and appreciation of books.
12/01/2009
00:04

Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
12/01/2009
00:34

Intro - 12/1/09
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The Catholic Church searches for life on other planets, and Sherman Alexie discusses his book, "War Dances."
12/01/2009
02:53

U.S. Army Chain of Command
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By sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, President Obama must be unfamiliar with the chain of command.
12/01/2009
04:22

Better Know a Made-Up District - Connecticut's 42nd
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Connecticut's 42nd District is located in the middle of the River Styx and is represented by Brad Pitt's character from "Fight Club."
12/01/2009
06:39

Deployment Figures
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President Obama's speech to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan was missing passion and a certain word.
12/02/2009
06:53

Cheating Death - R.J. Reynolds, Genzyme & Bionic Bottom
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R.J. Reynolds hopes to make money off of quit-smoking aids, Genzyme pills contain trash, and a man regulates his bowel movements via remote control.
12/02/2009
00:34

Intro - 12/2/09
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Barack Obama sends 30,000 troops into Afghanistan, and Craig Watkins overturns old convictions with DNA evidence.
12/02/2009
06:11

Craig Watkins
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Craig Watkins tries to bring back credibility to the criminal justice system by overturning wrongful convictions.
12/02/2009
00:03

Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for the show, everybody.
12/02/2009
00:31

Intro - 12/3/09
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Tiger Woods says he's sorry, Stephen has Olympic fever, and Janet Napolitano isn't securing the homeland.
12/03/2009
02:34

Tiger's Tale
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Tiger Woods didn't realize that cheating is a sacred institution between one man, one woman and one other woman.
12/03/2009
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Skate Expectations - Skeleton Team Tryouts - Zach Lund
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Zach Lund gives Stephen the history of skeleton racing before helping him try out for the Olympic team.
12/03/2009
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Janet Napolitano
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Janet Napolitano discusses America's border security and explains why she doesn't believe in the color-coded terror alert level.
12/03/2009
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Sign Off - Welcome Sean Julien
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Stephen welcomes the newest member of the Colbert Nation, Sean Julien.
12/03/2009
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