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Episode 1
NSF Thurmont
October 20, 2004, 40 min
As they remain at Donna's bedside while she recuperates from surgery to remove a pulmonary embolism, Colin questions Josh about his personal relationship with Donna. When Bartlet and Leo clash…
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Episode 2
The Birnam Wood
October 27, 2004, 40 min
Bartlet orders a strike on the terrorist training camp as he and his staff broker a peace settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but Bartlet and Leo realize that…
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Episode 3
Third-Day Story
November 3, 2004, 40 min
Leo is rushed into bypass surgery after suffering a massive heart attack; as Toby and Josh scramble chaotically to get votes after Haffley demands Democratic support for a tax cut…
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Episode 4
Liftoff
November 10, 2004, 41 min
Margaret and Charlie prove to be invaluable allies as C.J. has a rough first day in her new position, made even more difficult by a Russian bearing radioactive gifts and…
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Episode 5
The Hubbert Peak
November 17, 2004, 40 min
Hours before the CAFE standards amendment is defeated, Josh succumbs to the lure of test driving a monster SUV while shopping for a Prius and gets into a fender-bender that…
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Episode 6
The Dover Test
November 24, 2004, 40 min
The peace mission suffers its first American casualty, whose father is sharply critical of the administration; Santos breaks ranks with the party by signing onto Republican legislation for a patient…
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Episode 7
A Change Is Gonna Come
December 1, 2004, 40 min
Hoynes throws his hat in the presidential ring, and asks Josh to join his campaign; Jed's health begins to deteriorate; Toby and Kate head the protocol negotiations with the Chinese…
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Episode 8
In the Room
December 8, 2004, 40 min
Penn and Teller roll a lesson about the First Amendment into their entertainment at Zoey's White House birthday party, setting off a media frenzy and public relations nightmare; Baker drops…
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Episode 9
Impact Winter
December 15, 2004, 40 min
As acting chief of staff, Josh calls Leo in for backup when the news about Jed's health hits; the staff follows the progress of an asteroid headed for earth; Jed…
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Episode 10
Faith Based Initiative
January 5, 2005, 41 min
A senator attaches a rider to the federal budget bill that would ban gay marriage, almost daring the President to veto it, as the physical infirmities of Bartlet's MS become…
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Episode 11
Opposition Research
January 12, 2005, 41 min
Santos starts up his presidential campaign in New Hampshire, where he immediately disagrees with Josh on campaign philosophy: "No opposition research, no dirt on our opponents." Josh has an uncomfortable…
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Episode 12
365 Days
January 19, 2005, 41 min
On the day after Bartlet gives his last State of the Union address, Leo returns to the West Wing but has difficulty getting the attention of the rest of the…
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Episode 13
King Corn
January 26, 2005, 41 min
The presidential candidates journey to Iowa, where democrats Russell and Santos, and republican Vinick, are all told by their handlers that when they appear before before the corn growers association…
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Episode 14
The Wake Up Call
February 9, 2005, 41 min
Valentine's Day starts badly when the Iranian air force shoots down a British airliner, killing 100 passengers. The U.K. Prime Minister threatens to retaliate by bombing nuclear reactor sites, which…
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Episode 15
Freedonia
February 16, 2005, 41 min
It's five days before the New Hampshire primary, and Josh is desperately trying to find a "silver bullet" that will get his candidate into the local debate between the two…
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Episode 16
Drought Conditions
February 23, 2005, 40 min
A new candidate for president, Senator Rafferty, has garnered much media attention with a ground-breaking speech about health care. But her words contain interesting echoes of President Bartlet's original health…
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Episode 17
A Good Day
March 2, 2005, 41 min
Santos engineers a plot to get a stalled stem-cell bill scheduled for a vote in the House. President Bartlet has an uncomfortable reunion with a rival economist with whom he…
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Episode 18
La Palabra
March 9, 2005, 41 min
Santos is campaigning in California during the last few days before the all-important "Super Tuesday" primary elections, but he is out of money and he trails both Russell and Hoynes…
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Episode 19
Ninety Miles Away
March 16, 2005, 41 min
New rumors about Fidel Castro's health cause the President to re-examine the economic sanctions against Cuba that haven't worked for 40 years, and he sends Leo McGarry to meet secretly…
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Episode 20
In God We Trust
March 23, 2005, 41 min
Senator Vinick, now the Republican Presidential nominee, receives advice from former Bartlet political consultant Bruno Gianelli on how to win all 50 states in the general election, and more specifically…
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Episode 21
Things Fall Apart
March 30, 2005, 41 min
Faced with a Democratic party in disarray in the face of the strongest Republican challenger they have ever had, Bartlet asks Leo to take charge of the potentially chaotic Democratic…
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Episode 22
2162 Votes
April 6, 2005, 40 min
At the Democratic National Convention, Russell, Santos and Baker jockey for the 2162 votes that will give one of them the nomination for President, and the opportunity to lose to…