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Richard Ford

Season 8 • 06/26/2012

Richard Ford discusses his novel "Canada," a story about family, crime and consequences.

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Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling - Richard Mourdock's Responses

Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock puts his balls on the felt and enjoys one of the briefest moments of celebration ever seen.
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Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling

Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney reports zero information on the Obamacare legal battle.
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Frank Deford

Frank Deford talks about his long sports writing career, his face-off with the Harlem Globetrotters, and the establishment of Title IX.
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The Word - Silver Maligning

Bad economic news is great news for Mitt Romney, so conservatives must drag everyone down in the dumps to get America back on track.
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I's on Edjukashun - Study Drugs

Everyone is looking for that edge to help them spend a quarter of a million dollars on a worthless philosophy degree.
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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen sips water and says goodnight.
06/26/2012
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Dish Network's AutoHop Service

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06/26/2012
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Intro - 6/26/12

A Pixar movie sparks controversy, advertising forges new frontiers, and writer Richard Ford discusses his book "Canada."
06/26/2012
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Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Policy

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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Tip/Wag - Pixar's Gay Agenda, America's Obesity & Adidas Shackle Sneakers

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.
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Richard Ford

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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Blood in the Water - Mike Turzai's Voter ID Remarks

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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National Geographic Poll on Alien Invasion Management

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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Mitt Romney's Victory Retreat & Democrats' Convention Deficit

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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Sign Off - Oreo Cookie Plate

Stephen rethinks licking an Oreo cookie.
06/27/2012
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Melinda Gates

Philanthropist Melinda Gates discusses foreign aid, her philosophy on contraception, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's global family planning summit.
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Rainbow-Stuffed Gay Pride Oreo

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Colbert Super PAC Treasure Hunt Solution

The hunt for the antique silver turtle is over, as the solution to the treasure hunt is revealed by the the Colbert Super PAC official master of enigmas.
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Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument - Emily Bazelon

By the time Mitt Romney becomes president and gets Congress to repeal Obamacare, it might be 2014 and people might like it.
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John Roberts' Obamacare Swing Vote

John Roberts' health care vote is the worst betrayal since Benedict Arnold teamed up with Judas to stab Caesar right in the croutons.
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Obamacare & The Broccoli Argument

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.
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