1. A quote will disappear. A fight
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- Don't do what you're doing, John.
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- Picture of us...
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4. - ... and someone's drawn over my face.
- That was me.
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5. His mother was a cop.
- Was?
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8. - If I can ask...
- Aide to the president.
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9. What do you say?
Want to help?
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briefcase down and he said, "Bess...
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13. The point is...
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send a fax...
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your congressional representatives...
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16. - ... say, "I've got a friend... "
- McGarry here.
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17. "I've got a neighbor
whose friend is dead...
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19. - What are you talking about?
"I want to know. "
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20. How did it happen?
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You gotta ask them!
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23. - We lost five votes.
- What?
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24. - We lost five.
- Give me names.
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25. - I don't got them. Get on the phone.
- Oh, man.
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30. "... you don't have the law or facts...
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as loud as you can!"
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32. Well, we've got the law
on our side now!
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33. And we've got facts
on our side now!
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34. This is Josh Lyman.
Call me. I need to know what happened.
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We're not having it!
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36. We're going to win on Wednesday!
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37. Thank you all. God bless you,
and God bless America!
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38. - Fantastic!
- Thank you.
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39. - Good job. You didn't like it.
- It was fine.
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40. - Better than "fine. "
- It was good.
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- Thank you.
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42. - Tell him.
- Why?
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43. Sam wrote two paragraphs
and I wrote 37 pages.
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44. Still!
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45. - He blew "D. "
- It was inspired.
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46. - Why do you say that?
- So your face turns color.
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48. - Your fan club was out tonight.
- They like my tux.
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49. - Do I have a large neck?
- What?
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50. - Because one of...
- Stop!
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51. - What?
- Look calm while I tell you.
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52. - Tell me what?
- We lost five.
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53. - What?
- 802. Five votes jumped the fence.
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54. - Are you kidding me? Are you kidding?
- Nice job looking calm.
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55. Last count, we're five votes down.
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56. - What happened?
- Don't know.
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57. - Give me names.
- We're finding out.
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58. - Hi there.
- Hi.
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59. - "Happy days are here again"?
- The president likes it.
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60. - We avoid him making those decisions.
- I made it.
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marrying the lines:
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62. "Kids are dead,"
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63. - It's optimistic.
- I'll say.
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64. Thank you. Good night.
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- Sir?
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66. - I thought my work was outstanding.
- I thought you would.
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You improvised in the "D" section.
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- Yes, I did.
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- Indeed.
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71. I looked over once. I expected
to see you coming at me with a fork.
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72. - But for agents holding me...
- Thank God for the Secret Service.
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73. Hey there! She deserves
a nice room and supper!
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74. - You like doing that, don't you?
- Yeah.
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75. - Charlie?
- Yes?
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76. - What'd you think?
- Me?
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77. - Yes, you.
- I...
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discounting the "D" section.
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in particular the delivery.
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80. - It was excellent.
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that the singer outdistanced the song.
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was the text was user-proof...
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83. though you tried
to disprove it in "D. "
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84. Know what? You're what
my mother calls a pain in the ass.
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85. That's what my mother
calls it too, sir.
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86. - Mr. President.
- Did the first lady call?
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87. She wished you luck
and said to take your back medicine.
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88. - My back's fine! I get goofy!
- I have it here, sir.
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89. She was adamant.
Her tone...
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90. No need to describe her tone.
We're married.
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91. - I don't want...
- Give me the medicine.
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92. Thank you. I'll see you
in the morning.
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93. - Yes, sir.
- Thank you all.
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94. We love you, Josh!
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95. - Thanks.
- It helps not to know him.
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97. Your food's getting cold.
Want me to bring it?
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98. I've never had dumplings this good.
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99. - Is mine cold?
- We ate yours.
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100. - You have to try this.
- Try this.
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101. - Here it comes.
- Mm. Oh, Sam.
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102. Try the General Cho's chicken.
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103. - And the Kung Pao. With the sauce.
- With the sauce.
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104. - That's delicious.
- You didn't try it with the sauce.
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106. Want to try spicy beef?
I'm happy with my food.
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107. - Botrell?
- No, it's not Botrell.
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108. I've only got two,
but Botrell isn't one of them.
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109. - Katzenmoyer and Wick.
- I'd have called that.
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110. Slide me a soda, please.
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111. Everyone's someplace else.
I got O'Bannon.
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112. - That's three.
- Who'd you get?
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113. - Katzenmoyer and Chris Wick.
- Chris Wick?
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114. - It's a mistake. Who told you?
- The minority whip.
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115. No way Wick jumps the fence.
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116. The president just told
anyone who reads a paper...
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117. we're gonna pass 802 on Wednesday.
So we've got a 72-hour fight.
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118. - Without noise.
- We care about noise?
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120. - Laws and sausages.
- Got it.
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121. - Don't involve the president.
- Right. This is us.
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122. What's the press talking about?
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123. - Financial disclosure.
- Again?
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124. - Again.
- What are you worth?
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125. I own this tuxedo,
and I've got 23 bucks.
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126. - That's good.
- Disclosure, it is.
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127. - No, I mean, that's good.
- She's right.
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128. Feed them human interest,
not "disclosing assets. "
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129. People will like reading
that you don't have any money.
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130. - It's humiliating, isn't it?
- They'll love you for being broke.
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131. Women can't get enough
of my 1993 Dodge Dart.
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132. How do we get the votes?
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133. Set aside Wick, someone's wrong.
Katzenmoyer and O'Bannon, I buy.
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134. I guess the others are Tillinghouse,
Lebrandt. We'll hear tomorrow.
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135. They'll vote together,
so we only need one.
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136. Either one, and it should be
Tillinghouse, we need help.
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137. Yeah.
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138. - Who? Who?
- You're not gonna like it.
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139. - The vice president.
- No way.
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140. - Tillinghouse and...
- No!
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141. - I have to say...
- What time is it? I've got 2:00.
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142. - 2:00.
Somebody pay?
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143. I got it.
- Turn in a receipt. I'm going home.
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37 pages.
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- What do you mean?
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149. - What happened?
- We're five votes short on 802.
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150. What can you do at 2 a.m. that you
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I meet with key staff. It's a long...
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157. - For me?
- Yeah.
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164. - I'm saying, owning one stock issue.
- Yes.
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I'm a speechwriter.
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You...
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169. I can't say!
Ask the treasury secretary.
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170. - Ask the Federal Reserve. I'm a novice.
- Toby.
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until last year.
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- I liked the company.
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- That's right.
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175. Leela, I'm as surprised as anybody. I
didn't know till my accountant called.
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happened after McGreggor...
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of Internet stocks?
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178. Of course I didn't.
I never pay any attention to...
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- Excuse me.
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180. - Sam says they got all five.
- Tillinghouse? Thank you.
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Is there a way...?
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He's well-respected.
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what he was gonna say!
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- What?
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- Yeah.
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the market in any way...
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197. - Should I talk to a lawyer?
- Toby.
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- Thanks.
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201. - Why congratulations?
- I don't know.
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202. The range? Votes are expensive.
O'Bannon's gonna want farm subsidies.
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204. We're talking unions,
defense contracts.
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- Which question?
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without giving away everything.
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207. - Congratulations.
- Thanks.
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- Nothing.
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so I might remember your name. "
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lap. That's how we get momentum.
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That's what I'm taking to Leo.
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- Wick? I own his ass.
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- What did I do?
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- Yeah.
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from Miss Sarah Wissinger.
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the $345 cigarette holder...
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222. - ... also from Sarah Wissinger.
- Sarah was fond of me.
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226. I'll take care of Wick.
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- Where are you going?
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228. - I was following you.
- I was following you. All right.
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- Sam.
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232. - Which do you like?
- I don't drink champagne.
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- It's a silver bucket on a tripod.
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235. - It should all be under silver.
- They'll know what that means?
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- I'll put on a record.
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237. - You don't want a violinist?
- To play a violin?
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238. - Is that what people get?
- It's available.
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239. No. After it wears off, there's just
a guy with a violin in my house.
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240. - Winston's sending the choker?
- This afternoon.
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241. - It's the right size?
- We hope.
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242. - She's got a great neck.
- It'll call attention to it.
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243. - Stop!
- You spend too much money.
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better than anyone I know.
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245. Excuse me for not making
40,000 a pop on the lecture circuit.
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in two days.
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248. - Leo.
- Josh.
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249. - Do women like violinists?
- Thinking about lessons?
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250. - No, to listen to at the table.
- Gets weird after a minute.
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251. - That's what I thought.
- Birthday?
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252. I forgot our anniversary.
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253. - Then I'd bring on a string quartet.
- Call the guy.
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254. Perhaps Mrs. McGarry would enjoy you
in a nice smoking jacket.
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255. - Leave.
- Call the guy.
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256. - I'm going to Katzenmoyer.
- What'll you give him?
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257. A wake-up call.
I want to kick his ass.
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258. - Want to dangle his job?
- Yeah. Let him hear the branch creak.
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259. - It doesn't work, we can't try again.
- Then I back off.
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260. Then Katzenmoyer and O'Bannon
order off the menu.
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261. If it does work, we get the other
votes, no problem, when it gets out.
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262. I should sell tickets to this meeting.
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263. You've got to understand
my district, Josh.
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264. Your constituents like the TEC-9,
do they?
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265. They go quail hunting with an Uzi?
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266. I won with 52%%% of the vote.
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267. Soon as I'm sworn in, I need
$10,000 a week for reelection.
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268. - You're not doing so well.
- I'm averaging $6,500. I squeak by.
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I lose, plain and simple.
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with guns in two years...
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- What is your point?
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on the ballot in two years.
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275. - How?
- You'll lose the primary.
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276. - There's no one else.
- Sure, there is.
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281. I'm in your own party!
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282. It's not doing us much good, is it?
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283. You'd go to the press
and endorse a challenger?
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284. No. We're gonna do it in person.
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285. You won with 52%%%, but the president
won your district with 59.
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287. Know how much noise Air Force
One makes when it lands?
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288. We'll have a party.
It will be great.
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town square... You got a band gazebo?
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290. - Josh...
- We'll build one. In this gazebo...
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around an assistant D.A.
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293. That's the moment you're finished
in Democratic politics.
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294. President Bartlet's a good man.
He's got a good heart.
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297. - $125,000.
- Could you stop saying that?
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298. Sure.
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299. - How much trouble am I in?
- There's two kinds:
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- Talk about actual.
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Absolutely not.
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302. - Good.
- Hire a lawyer anyway.
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303. - Why?
- You've committed a felony...
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and million-dollar fines.
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and talk about...
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- Yes.
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307. We've done nothing wrong, yet
the perception would be embarrassing.
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308. - And damaging to the president.
- Indeed.
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309. - Why are you talking like this?
- I'm reminded of a young deputy...
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of a woman he was friends with.
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311. - I backed you on that!
- That's why I'm helping.
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312. It's like helping my older brother.
I'm your guy on this.
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- None.
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- Anyone who saw the report.
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- Excuse me?
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$125,000 I could borrow, would you?
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318. - I got your back on this, buddy.
- I'm so completely screwed.
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which I'm pretty sure is a necktie.
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320. It was a gift which he gave away.
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prefer his brother-in-law not know.
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farm. The value increased $750,000.
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323. - Why?
- Secret Service improvements.
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- A helipad...
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325. and the ability to run a global war
from the porch.
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326. That's all for now. Later we'll
do Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman.
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327. I assure you, you'll want to save
column inches for this one.
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328. - Thanks.
- They can't get enough of you.
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329. I got Katzenmoyer.
And O'Bannon and Lebrandt.
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330. - You got three!
- Wick's waiting now. I'm not worried.
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331. - Worried about Tillinghouse?
- I need the vice president.
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332. - Leo's got to lighten up on that.
- Get Wick, then we'll deal with it.
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- Yeah?
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- I know.
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- This conversation was a reminder.
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Keep up the good work.
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- Dude.
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We want to talk about old times.
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340. - Go ahead.
- Thanks a lot.
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342. - Is a staff supposed to impress me?
- Josh.
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No way is Wick jumping the fence.
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- Shove it, dude. This isn't a frat.
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and why they should be legal.
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348. - I should have called...
- Start here. Name the weapons.
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- You don't know.
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350. - Not true.
- MAC-90?
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351. - Listen...
- The PCR, MFR? Any ring a bell?
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353. They're copycats of the AR-15
banned two years ago.
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- They just changed grips!
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356. - A semiautomatic... Yes, I'm trying...
- A grenade launcher!
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a lot of viewpoints as valid...
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on a grenade launcher!
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I got you elected!
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photo with the president.
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That makes me weak.
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Where's the courtship?
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White House is currency. I need some.
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restrict sales of deadly weapons...
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to the cool kids' table?
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369. Got your attention.
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373. - He doesn't play.
- What does he play?
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374. - Chess.
- Over brandy.
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375. A couple of photographers,
and we're fine.
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376. - He's gonna kick your ass, you know.
- Whatever.
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377. - I don't appreciate you...
- You're a congressman.
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378. You have to make that real.
This time it was me.
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379. You do not want to have this
conversation with the guy next door.
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380. You guys take care.
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381. - Wow!
- Wow is right.
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382. - It is so beautiful.
- Excellent choice, my friend.
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383. Stop looking at me like that.
You're talking about Jenny.
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384. It should flatter her neck
and please you.
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385. - Can I try it on?
- No.
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386. Can I rub it?
- No.
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387. - Could we talk about me?
Think I'll stretch it?
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388. I've got four of five.
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389. We need the vice president
to get Tillinghouse.
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390. - We agreed.
- No.
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391. It needs a Texan.
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392. I'll go to Richardson.
- We've been through this with him.
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393. Let's not get the caucus
more pissed off.
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394. - I'll talk to him alone.
- Do it quietly and right now.
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395. - Margaret.
- Then call me.
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396. - Yes, sir?
- I need to see Mark Richardson.
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397. You could afford to buy
one of those now if you want.
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398. There's no one in the world
I don't hate right now.
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399. Let me guess.
Josh got them back in the boat.
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400. You came to me because
you don't want to use Hoynes.
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401. - We need this one, Mark.
- I'm voting no, Leo.
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402. It's all we could get now.
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403. You didn't work hard enough. What
happened to the TEC DC-9, the TEC-22?
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404. What about the Striker 12?
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405. - We had to lose them.
- You never fought for them.
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406. We have to do this inch by inch.
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407. - No, I know how you guys work.
- That is out of line.
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408. Guns are number one to me. I've never
moved the president off that.
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409. Keeping the White House strong
is number one.
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410. If it isn't strong,
number two doesn't matter.
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411. God. The bodies being wheeled
into emergency rooms are black.
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412. The guns aren't going to Scottsdale.
They go to Detroit and Philadelphia.
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413. African-American men are being
eaten alive by drugs and poverty.
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414. I'm encouraged the White House
has discovered the drug problem.
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415. Your insight is matched only
by the courage displayed in this bill.
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416. Oh, for God's...
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417. Not the 3-inch grip, the 2-inch,
and the 30-round clip, not the 20.
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418. And three days to see if you're crazy,
as if wanting it wasn't a warning.
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419. This is for show.
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420. It's a waste of taxpayer money
to have it signed and photocopied...
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421. to say nothing of enforced.
I want the guns.
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422. Write a law that saves lives,
I'll sign it.
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423. In the meantime, don't tell me
how to lead black men.
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424. You look like an idiot.
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425. Someone gave you
a year's supply of fruit? Why?
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426. - There are people who like me.
- Why?
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427. It's Leo.
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428. What happened?
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429. He needs Hoynes.
We'll set up a meeting.
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430. We're gonna set up a meeting for you
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431. Good.
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432. Jenny?
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433. I'm still here.
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434. What's going on?
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435. - Leo...
- What's going on?
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436. - Sorry you went to all this trouble.
- It wasn't any trouble.
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437. I can't do this anymore.
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438. This is crazy. I don't want
to live like this. I can't.
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439. I'm sorry about the anniversary.
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440. It's not the anniversary,
it's everything. It's the whole thing.
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441. This is the most important thing
I'll ever do, Jenny.
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442. I have to do it well.
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443. It's not more important
than your marriage.
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444. It is more important
than my marriage right now.
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445. These few years while I'm doing this,
it's more important than my marriage.
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446. I didn't decide to do this myself.
We discussed...
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447. - You can find the time...
- I'm five votes down, and I must win!
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448. - I met with the staff.
- You made the time.
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449. - I made the time tonight.
- You didn't.
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450. Margaret phoned to confirm your
meeting with the vice president.
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451. I was gonna slip out for 45 minutes
and be right back.
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452. I can't. Really.
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453. I don't suppose we could postpone
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454. I have to go now.
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455. Okay.
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456. I'll be at the Watergate.
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457. Okay.
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458. And I'll...
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459. talk to you later.
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460. - You'll call me?
- Yeah.
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461. You want me to carry that
to the cab?
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462. It's okay.
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463. Call me before you go to sleep.
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464. Okay.
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465. Excuse me, sir?
Leo McGarry's here.
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466. Send him in.
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467. - Good evening, Mr. Vice President.
- Come on in. Thanks, Janeane.
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468. - Thanks.
- Why did you need to see me?
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469. I came in to talk to you about 802.
We lost five votes.
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470. I know.
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471. We got four of them back,
but I was stupid with Richardson.
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472. Now it's Tillinghouse.
I came in to talk to you about that.
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473. Are you feeling okay?
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474. Sit down. Come on, sit down.
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475. Jenny and I are splitting up, it just
happened, and I'm feeling a little...
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476. - Janeane?
- If I could have a glass of water.
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477. Can you get me a glass
of ice water, please?
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478. It's going to be fine.
These things happen.
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479. Yeah.
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480. - Do you want to talk about it at all?
- No.
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481. Thank you.
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482. - Anyway...
- I'll see Tillinghouse.
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483. - Yeah?
- I'll see him tomorrow morning.
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484. - You'll deliver him?
- It's done.
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485. I don't need to tell you
we need this win.
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486. I think we're home.
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487. Thanks, John. I want you to know
the president and I appreciate it.
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489. What?
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490. When was the last time
you went to a meeting?
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491. A.A.?
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492. - What meeting could I possibly go to?
- Mine.
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showing your face...
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494. I have got my own meeting.
Every week.
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495. The downstairs office
here at 11:00 p.m.
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496. There are nine of us.
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497. Three senators, two secretaries, one
federal judge and two agency directors.
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498. There's an agent outside.
It looks like a card game.
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499. - Do I have enemies in that room?
- All our people.
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500. I had no idea.
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501. Neither will anyone else.
You should think about it.
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502. - Now, are you driving?
- No, I've got my guy.
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503. Good. Have a good evening.
Sorry about Jenny.
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504. Call me after Tillinghouse.
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505. It's in the bag.
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506. - Good night, John.
- Good night, Leo.
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507. - Hi there.
- How you doing?
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508. Sarah Wissinger?
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509. A smoking jacket and a cigarette
holder, both declared. I am clean.
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510. - You got these July 3.
- I sense trouble...
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511. - We didn't break up until July 9.
- There it was.
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512. - You got presents?
- You knew I knew Sarah.
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513. I didn't know about presents.
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514. They weren't saying,
"Thanks for sleeping with me. "
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515. Don't talk to me.
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516. - What's going on?
- Hoynes is meeting with Tillinghouse.
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517. The slut gave him the jacket July 3.
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518. I thought a by-product of not dating
would be that you wouldn't yell at me.
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519. That was unrealistic.
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520. Where's the president?
Haven't seen him.
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521. - How'd it go?
- What do you mean?
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522. - Last night.
- Oh, great.
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523. - She liked the choker?
- Yeah.
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524. And the violinist?
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525. You're right. After a few minutes,
it's strange, but...
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526. - She ate it up, so...
- Good.
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527. - Where's the president?
- His back is bad. He canceled.
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528. He'll stay in bed, make some calls.
We should move to my...
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529. Hey.
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530. Mr. President.
I thought you were staying in bed.
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531. No, I feel fine.
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532. Maybe you should get
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533. Hm?
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534. I said, maybe you should
get back to the residence.
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535. - Maybe you should lie down.
- No need. I'm fine.
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536. - What's going on here?
- Nothing that needs your concern.
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537. An issue regarding
Toby and financial disclosure.
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538. Well, I like to...
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539. roll up my sleeves...
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540. and get involved.
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541. Mr. President, did you take
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542. I'll tell you, I was in a little pain.
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543. Which did you take, sir,
the Vicodin or the Percocet?
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544. I wasn't supposed to take both?
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545. We're gonna have someone
take you to bed.
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546. No. Sit.
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547. You've got a problem,
I'm here to help. You're like family.
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548. You've been there for me,
been loyal...
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549. honest, hardworking, good people.
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550. And I love you,
and I don't say that enough.
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551. Tell me the problem, Toby.
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552. - I'm Sam, sir.
- Sam. Of course you are.
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553. Sir? Sir?
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554. The situation basically is this:
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555. I arranged for a friend to testify
on Internet stocks...
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557. which, partly due to the testimony,
shot through the roof.
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558. Toby.
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559. Toby, Toby, Toby.
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560. Toby's a nice name, don't you think?
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561. - Can we do this another time?
- No, please. I know my body.
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562. I mean, I know my muscles are not...
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563. I can focus. I am focused.
You know that about me.
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564. Here's what we ought to do.
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565. - What was I saying?
- Mrs. Landingham?
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566. - We need to run through some options.
Get Charlie.
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567. - What do you mean?
- Let's start with resignation.
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568. - Hot damn! Now you're talking.
- I think she meant me.
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569. Toby's not resigning.
We're making more of this...
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570. - I've got it!
- I've got a lawyer.
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571. Counsel's office releases a statement.
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572. We make it very clear there has been
no wrongdoing of any kind.
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573. But to avoid any impropriety, Toby
agrees to reduce his salary to $1.00.
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574. And cash his stock,
relieving the taxpayer of the burden.
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575. - Done.
- Wait.
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576. - Good, Sam.
- No, it's not. Actually, it stinks.
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577. You're a great writer.
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578. - Thank you. Leo.
- Give me a hug.
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579. Come on, give us a hug.
There you go.
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580. Excuse me?
- Charlie!
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581. - I left you alone for two minutes.
- Charlie's a great name.
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582. Thank you.
You have to go back to bed.
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583. I'm going, I'm going.
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584. Before I go,
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585. I'm thinking about getting a dog.
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586. Feel better, Mr. President.
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587. Maybe an Irish setter.
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588. I think that's great, sir.
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589. How do you feel, big guy?
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590. - Like I got screwed with my pants on.
- Excellent.
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591. - This isn't a political maneuver.
- I know.
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592. - I'm voting my conscience.
I know.
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593. You can't put the toothpaste
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594. 240 million guns out there.
How you gonna get them back?
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595. - You can't.
- Course not.
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596. As long as they've got a gun,
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597. I want my daughter to have a gun,
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598. Makes perfect sense.
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599. You might want to mention
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600. that congressmen don't appreciate
being bullied like schoolchildren.
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601. Yes.
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602. Katzenmoyer, O'Bannon, Lebrandt,
this new kid Christopher Wick...
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603. these are grown men
with pride and dignity.
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604. - They can't be manhandled.
- They're pissed?
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605. They're screaming bloody murder
and talking about political retribution.
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606. - I don't blame them.
- Reality is reality.
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607. Yes, which is why I'd like very much
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608. I want you to vote yes
on the resolution.
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609. - John?
- And you might mention this...
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610. to representatives Katzenmoyer,
O'Bannon, Lebrandt and Wick.
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611. Why, John, you do seize the moment,
don't you?
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612. You've got a roll call.
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613. Tell me something,
what's in it for me?
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614. Right now? Nothing.
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615. Then why am I handing you
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616. Because I'm going to be
president one day, and you're not.
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617. The restrictions
include the Mini-9 and the Ruger 14.
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618. Senior aides hoped this would serve
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619. but the vice president's receiving
most of the credit.
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621. Mark Richardson, a man
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623. You have to ask, is it an intentional
snub of his old friend, Jed Bartlet?
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624. - Unbelievable.
I don't believe it.
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625. - Loosen the ketchup, he pops the top!
- And gets the ketchup.
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626. Sorry. You saw this coming.
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627. We got what we deserved.
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628. It was hubris,
and we got what we deserved.
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629. - Good night, everyone.
Good night.
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631. Where's the president?
He's asleep.
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632. Wake him.
Toby.
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633. - Wake him now.
- Let's leave it until tomorrow, Toby.
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634. Let's leave it until tomorrow.
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635. There are Democrats on the Hill
with noses out of joint...
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636. Sir, Josh Lyman is here, wondering
if he could see you a moment.
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637. Sure.
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638. - Evening, Mr. Vice President.
- Josh, nice victory.
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or my smoking jacket?
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640. No, I was talking about the bill.
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641. It's a crappy law.
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642. - No, it is. I know, I helped write it.
- You did well.
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643. It's equal to fighting the war against
tobacco by banning certain matchbooks.
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644. These things happen slowly.
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645. I'd say you did well, sir.
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646. In fact, you may be
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647. I just came by to say congratulations.
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649. Right, Janeane. I'm on my way.
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650. - Josh.
- Yes, sir?
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651. Welcome to the NFL.
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652. Something I can help you with,
Mr. McGarry?
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653. I'm here for the card game.
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