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The West Wing Aired From September 22, 1999 – May 14, 2006 On NBC.

Allison Janney.............Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Martin Sheen...............President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
Bradley Whitford.........Josh Lyman
Janel Moloney.............Donna Moss
Richard Schiff..............Toby Ziegler
John Spencer..............Leo McGarry
Dulé Hill.......................Charlie Young
NiCole Robinson.........Margaret Hooper
Melissa Fitzgerald........Carol Fitzpatrick
Rob Lowe....................Sam Seaborn
Joshua Malina.............Will Bailey
Stockard Channing......Abbey Bartlet

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Author: bala    Time: 8-12-2008 07:12     Subject: WEST WING SEASON 1-3 GUIDES

1. "Pilot"

The entire White House staff bristles with activity when it's learned that the President (Martin Sheen) injured himself during a bicycle accident, and his absence becomes a factor as chief of staff Leo McGarry (John Spencer) must juggle a host of impending crises, including a mass boatlift of Cuban refugees approaching the Florida coast and the reaction of conservative Christians to a controversial televised comment by deputy chief of staff Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford). Meanwhile, Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe), the trouble-prone deputy communications director, unknowingly spends the night with a call girl (guest star Lisa Edelstein) and then makes another critical error during a children's White House tour

2. Post Hoc,

Ergo Propter Hoc" Vice Prez Hoynes is fed up with falling in line for Bartlet and causes problems. Sam discusses his call girl friend with Josh and Toby. Morris Tolliver, Bartlet's doc and a naval officer, who recently became a father, is shot down en route to Jordan.

3. "A Proportional Response"

Still seething over the downing of an fully loaded American jet in the Mideast, a vengeful President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) overrules the joint chiefs' plan for a "proportional" military strike and demands a more severe attack that would result in thousands of enemy and civilian casualties. While Leo (John Spencer) and other advisers try to cool off the Commander-in-Chief, Press Secretary C.J. (Allison Janney) scolds a wayward Sam (Rob Lowe) over his potentially explosive private crusade to rescue a well-known call girl from her profession. Feeling overlooked during the hubbub surrounding the military options, Josh (Bradley Whitford) interviews a shy African-American teen (guest star Dule Hill) as a potential personal aide to the President.


4. "Five Votes Down"

Presidential chief of staff Leo McGarry (John Spencer) needs five more House votes to pass a bill restricting the sale of automatic firearms -- but the cost might be too high, especially if he has to go to the unpredictable Vice President (guest star Tim Matheson) to help put them over the top. The staff's annual financial disclosure statements prove to be thorny for Toby (Richard Schiff), whose innocent technology stock purchase last year proved to be wildly profitable, which raises eyes due to his association with an expert in the field. In addition, Leo's long hours on the job cause an unforeseen crisis at home, and the President (Martin Sheen) unintentionally mixes up the potent medications he receives for his ailing back. First Aired: October 12th 1999

5. "The Crackpots and These Women"

Josh (Bradley Whitford) is troubled when he receives a special card informing him of where to safely go in the event of a nuclear attack -- a privilege denied to most of his White House co-workers -- while Leo (John Spencer) instructs the senior staff to meet with various special interest groups, some of whom have wacky agendas. Prior to an important press conference, Toby (Richard Schiff) voices strong opposition to many of President Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) plans for an upcoming California trip and later checks out the rumor that he was not the chief executive's first choice for the job. The President, meanwhile, virtually orders his staff to sample his prized chili when he arranges a reception for his Georgetown-bound daughter.

6. "Mr. Willis of Ohio"

Toby (Richard Schiff) and Mandy (Moira Kelly) work to convince some congressmen -- including the nervous Mr. Willis (guest star Al Fann), who assumed his late wife's office -- to approve a commerce bill that includes a vital census-counting provision, while the President's daughter (Elizabeth Moss) gets into an ugly fracas in a Georgetown bar along with Josh (Bradley Whitford) and Sam (Rob Lowe). Elsewhere, C.J. (Allison Janney) swallows her pride and asks Sam for help to understand the basic components of the administration's stance on random census-taking in 2000, and a peeved President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) scolds Leo (John Spencer) when he learns that Leo's wife has left him First

7. "The State Dinner"

As that night's stylish state dinner honoring the Indonesian president looms in the background, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) keeps his eye on a spate of potentially explosive problems: an FBI hostage standoff with dozens of militant survivalists, a Class-4 hurricane bearing down on a carrier group at sea and an impending national trucker's strike. Behind the scenes, the gracious First Lady (Oscar nominee Stockard Channing) prepares to host the dinner, a pushy reporter (guest star Timothy Busfield) flirts with C.J. (Allison Janney), Josh (Bradley Whitford) and Toby (Richard Schiff) corner an Indonesian government official to ask a favor, and a surprised Sam (Rob Lowe) spies his call girl friend Laurie (guest star Lisa Edelstein) at the event.

8. "Enemies"

A crucial banking bill is at risk when political rivals of environmentally sensitive President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) attach a land-use rider to it that would allow strip-mining some of the Montana wilderness while C.J. (Allison Janney) tries to stamp out rumors -- however true -- that the Chief Executive chastised the Vice President (guest star Tim Matheson) during a cabinet meeting. An overworked Leo (John Spencer) isn't too keen on his independent daughter Mallory (guest star Allison Smith) dating the handsome Sam (Rob Lowe). C.J. continues to fend-off the romantic charms of a perceptive reporter (guest star Timothy Busfield, "thirtysomething") with a knack for sniffing out juicy stories. Former lovers Mandy (Moira Kelly) and Josh (Bradley Whitford) clash over the administration's attempt to jettison the land-use rider that might ruin passage of the more important banking bill

9. "The Short List"

When a Supreme Court justice retires, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) has a golden opportunity to impact the court's composition by nominating a favorite judge (guest star Edward James Olmos) -- but when further study reveals the candidate's conflicting ideology and cloudy social affiliations, the President might change his mind and opt for another judge. In addition, a headline-seeking congressman (guest star Holmes Osborne) on the House Government Oversight Committee accuses the White House staff of substance abuse -- a dicey issue for one important member.

10. "In Excelsis Deo"

As Christmas Eve approaches, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) eagerly sneaks out of the White House for some last-minute Christmas shopping, while a haunted Toby (Richard Schiff) learns more about a forgotten Korean War hero who died alone on the district's cold streets while wearing a coat that Toby once donated to charity. In other hushed corridors, Sam (Rob Lowe) and Josh (Bradley Whitford) ignore Leo's (John Spencer) advice and consult Sam's call girl friend (guest star Lisa Edelstein) concerning her confidential clientele when one political rival hints at exposing Leo's previous drug problem. C.J. (Allison Janney) wonders aloud about the President's public response to a notorious hate crime while her personal resolve weakens as a persistent reporter (guest star Timothy Busfield, "thirtysomething") continues to ask her out

11. "Lord John Marbury"

The Kashmir border powderkeg becomes more explosive when the Indian army invades Pakistani-held territory, making the threat of a nuclear confrontation frighteningly real to President Bartlet (Martin Sheen), who calls in Lord Marbury (guest star Roger Rees, "Cheers"), an eccentric British diplomat with ties to both warring nations -- and a weakness for booze. An angry Josh (Bradley Whitford) is subpoenaed to testify as the investigation into substance abuse among White House staffers grinds on towards its inevitable target: chief of staff Leo McGarry (John Spencer). Mandy (Moira Kelly) floats a trial balloon among the staff to test their reaction to her notion of representing a liberal Republican. The President is surprised when Charlie (Dule Hill) asks him if he can date his willing daughter Zoey First Aired: January 5th 2000

12. "He Shall, From Time to Time"

The White House staff is in full crisis mode when President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is found unconscious as he prepares for the State of the Union speech while the India-Pakistan border skirmish flares again when a fearful Pakistan gives its field commanders control of its nuclear arsenal. While the President's condition is officially blamed on the flu, the First Lady (Oscar nominee and guest star Stockard Channing) knows better, and Toby (Richard Schiff) is too busy to notice as he polishes his boss' upcoming address. Equally distracting is the inevitable disclosure of Leo's (John Spencer) former substance-abuse problem by political rivals, as well as the reappearance of the amusing Lord Marbury (guest star Roger Rees) -- a besotted ladies' man who doubles as a key adviser on the India-Pakistan conflict. Despite the crises, C.J. (Allison Janney) and Mallory (guest star Allison Smith) express their romantic feelings about two very different men.


13. "Take Out the Trash Day"

While President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and his staff debate the appropriate response to a controversial new sex education study, there are fears that the parents of a murdered gay teenager should be excused from attending the signing of a hate crimes bill because of the father's embarrassment about his son's homosexuality. Josh (Bradley Whitford) and Sam (Rob Lowe) meet with an appropriations subcommittee which is investigating Josh's lack of cooperation in the White House staff drug probe -- all of which is designed to expose Leo's (John Spencer) former substance-abuse problem. The President tries to convince daughter Zoey (guest star Elizabeth Moss) to drop a sociology class taught by a professor whose ideas offend him -- not to mention her new best friend Charlie (Dule Hill). Toby (Richard Schiff) relishes his verbal duel with some congressmen who have held up the newest appointments for the Public Broadcasting Corporation. C.J. (Allison Janney) is advised to save a few embarrassing stories for release on Friday to blunt the effect on the media over the weekend, but she also finds time to continue her frisky flirtation with a White House reporter.


14. "Take This Sabbath Day"

The controversial capital punishment issue is explored as Bartlet has less than 48 hours to decide whether or not to commute the sentence of a convicted murderer after the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution. Josh faces off with a deaf campaign manager, Joey Lucas, who is upset they don't seem to be backing her candidate quite as fully as she expects.

15. "Celestial Navigation"

Sam (Rob Lowe) and Toby (Richard Schiff) are dispatched to Connecticut for some damage control and to secure the secret release of President Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) primary choice (guest star and Emmy Award winner Edward James Olmos, "Miami Vice") for the Supreme Court, who has been jailed for alleged drunk driving and resisting arrest. Meanwhile, Josh (Bradley Whitford) is a guest lecturer at a college class to talk about working for the President and he recounts the previous week's flare-ups, which include: his feeble attempt to fill in as the White House spokesman at a press conference where he promises that the President has "a secret plan to fight inflation," and the media glare that engulfs the African-American HUD secretary (guest star CCH Pounder, "ER") who publicly labeled a prominent Republican as a racist.

16. "20 Hours in LA"

President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and several of his staff head to Los Angeles for a whirlwind visit that is topped off by a star-studded fundraiser hosted by a wealthy film honcho (guest star Bob Balaban, "Seinfeld") who threatens to cancel the bash unless Bartlet announces his opposition to a congressional bill banning gays in the military. Back in Washington, Leo (John Spencer) tries to convince a stubborn Vice President Hoynes (guest star Tim Matheson) to break the Senate voting deadlock over an ethanol tax credit favored by the White House. Elsewhere, Josh (Bradley Whitford) learns that feisty campaign manager Joey Lucas (guest star Marlee Matlin) is staying in his Los Angeles hotel and he eagerly anticipates seeing her again. The President takes a meeting where he is warned about not supporting an amendment banning flag-burning and later checks up on Secret Service security for his daughter Zoey (guest star Elizabeth Moss) -- and is unafraid to close down a celebrity-filled restaurant where she's lunching.


17. "The White House Pro-Am"

The President's (Martin Sheen) and First Lady's (guest star Stockard Channing) staffs feud over rival agendas when her public statements about foreign child-labor abuse inspires a Congresswoman (guest star Amy Aquino) to attach an amendment that will surely torpedo a long-delayed international tariff bill favored by the President. What's more, when the revered chairman of the Federal Reserve dies, the President is under pressure to name the former head's top lieutenant as his successor -- the same handsome man who seriously dated the First Lady in college. Away from the White House, Zoey (guest star Elizabeth Moss) clashes with her boyfriend Charlie (Dule Hill) when she suggests that they not step out together at an upcoming club opening at the request of the Secret Service which is concerned about recent hate letters concerning their interracial relationship. Josh (Bradley Whitford) asks opinionated Toby (Ricfhard Schiff) to mind his manners prior to parleying with two important Congressmen.


18. "Six Meetings Before Lunch"

When Zoey (guest star Elisabeth Moss) attends a college fraternity party in which one of her friends is busted for using illegal drugs, C.J. (Allison Janney) struggles to keep the embarrassing story out of the press while the White House staff celebrates the confirmation of their nominee, Judge Mendoza (Edward James Olmos, not seen), for the Supreme Court. An uncomfortable Josh (Bradley Whitford) is assigned to talk with the adminstration's controversial nominee (guest star Carl Lumbly, "Cagney & Lacey," "EZ Streets") for assistant attorney general for civil rights who advocates that African-Americans receive financial reparations for slavery. Elsewhere, Sam (Rob Lowe) crosses swords with Mallory (guest star Allison Smith) over the issue of private school vouchers while Mandy (Moira Kelly) lobbies to secure two new pandas for the National Zoo

19. "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet"

Rumors percolate about a scathing memo that outlines the weaknesses of President Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) administration for his political rival and grip the White House until C.J. (Allison Janney) learns it came from one of the trusted staff. C.J. finally discovers that the memo is in the possession of one reporter and tries to dissuade him from publishing it. Meanwhile, Sam (Rob Lowe) and Toby (Richard Schiff) meet with opposing military officers and congressmen to discuss amending the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy towards gays in the armed forces. When two members of the Federal Election Commission resign, Josh (Bradley Whitford) sees opportunity and moves fast to meet with contentious senators to suggest that the President appoint two Democrats as replacements instead of sharing one spot with the Republicans. Leo (John Spencer) not only has trouble with the White House's faulty e-mail system, he confronts the President and issues a challenge that could define or destroy his administration

20. "Mandatory Minimums"

A newly energized President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) bucks tradition and throws down the gauntlet when he names two Democrats -- both campaign finance reformers -- to the Federal Election Commission despite threats from his political opponents to introduce embarrassing legislation that would dare him not to sign. Early reactions to his announcement are not encouraging, especially from top-notch pollster Al Kiefer (guest star John de Lancie). However, Kiefer's arrival means his attractive cohort, Joey Lucas (Oscar-winning guest star Marlee Matlin), accompanies him, and she again draws a smitten Josh's (Bradley Whitford) attention. Toby (Richard Schiff) agrees to seek out his ex-wife (guest star Kathleen York), a breezy congresswoman, to gauge her response to any future narcotics legislation that would emphasize prevention over enforcement. Leo (John Spencer), uncomfortably aware of his own brush with drugs, agrees to be the Chief Executive's front man for positioning the high-voltage issue of revising the drug laws.

21. "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"

While President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and his staff nervously await the results of a poll to determine his favorability rating, he begins a heady transfer of ambassadors and members of the Federal Election Committee designed to kickstart campaign finance reform and defuse a embarrassing incident overseas. Specifically, wheeler-dealer Bartlet recalls the married ambassador to Bulgaria (guest star Lawrence Pressman) who is discovered to be romancing the daughter of the country's prime minister, but faces another crisis at home when Sam (Rob Lowe) is photographed by a newspaper giving a graduation gift to a known call girl (guest star Lisa Edelstein). Meanwhile, C.J. (Allison Janney) anxiously paces the White House corridors and wonders if she is being marginalized by Leo (John Spencer) for past mistakes. In addition, Josh (Bradley Whitford) clashes with opinionated pollster Joey.

22. "What Kind of Day Has it Been?"

In the season finale, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) prepares for a town hall meeting with college students while the U.S. military races to find a downed American pilot in the Iraqi desert before the Iraqi military captures him. C.J. (Allison Janney) doesn't relish the notion of misleading the press over rescue preparations. Likewise, Toby (Richard Schiff) tries to ignore updates from the distressed orbiting space shuttle which includes his brother, a payload specialist aboard the craft which cannot close its cargo doors. Meanwhile, a huffing Josh (Bradley Whitford) is dispatched to run down and convince the wayward vice president (guest star Tim Matheson) to re-think his position on campaign finance reform.

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Author: bala    Time: 8-12-2008 07:25     Subject: SEASON 2 GUIDE

1 & 2.  In the Shadow of Two Gunmen"
Inthe two-hour season premiere of the record Emmy Award-winning drama,all the President's men and women scramble in the chaotic wake of anassassination attempt that leaves some victims fighting for theirlives. Meanwhile, as a manhunt continues, the wounded drift in and outof surgery recalling how Bartlet's team came together during the darkmonths of his longshot primary campaign. Elsewhere, the pressdepartment is hounded by the media for details of the shooting while amilitary crisis looms in Iraq


3.  "The Midterms"
As one of thePresident's staff recovers from bullet wounds, the rest of the teampushes on to the "mid-term" congressional elections in November -- butas C.J. deflects press requests on how the assassination attempt hasaffected the mood in the White House, she knows that nearly everyonebears psychological scars in its aftermath. In particular, Charlie isaffected when he learns more about the shooting and reacts coldly bothto Bartlet (Sheen) and Zoey (guest star Elizabeth Moss). For his part,Toby surveys the President's newfound popularity in the polls andproposes that the administration pursue a course that would turn up theheat on extremist groups while Sam convinces a friend (guest star JamieDenton) to run for Congress after the death of a current congressman.Elsewhere, Bartlet is obsessed with an obscure school board election inNew Hampshire for purely personal reasons.



4.  "In this White House"
When aconfident Sam is outmatched by a novice Republican adviser on apolitical point-counterpoint television program, an impressed PresidentBartlet offers to hire her as assistant White House counsel despite herparty affiliation-- a bold move that sends shock waves through theresentful staff. Elsewhere, Toby (Emmy winner Richard Schiff) and Joshattend a deadlocked White House summit between representatives ofpharmaceutical companies and the leaders of AIDS-ravaged Africannations to discuss the high price and availability of much-neededdrugs. However, the President is concerned for the safety of PresidentNimbala (guest star Zakes Mokae), the eloquent leader of one of thenations, after news spreads about a bloody coup back home in his country



5.  "And It's Surely To Their Credit"
PresidentBartlet's controversial -- and conservative -- new choice for associateWhite House counsel has rough sledding on her first day when shesuffers the wrath of her hostile boss (Emmy-winning guest star JohnLarroquette, "Night Court," "The Practice"), gets a chilly receptionfrom her co-workers and is humiliated by two other staffers (gueststars Steven Flynn and Paul Perri). Also, when Josh's insurance companyturns down his claim for his recent life-saving medical bills, Samtries to convince him to sue the people who shot him. In addition, C.J.(Emmy winner Allison Janney) tries to shame an outspoken general (gueststar Tom Bower), who is critical of the President, into meeting withher.



6.  "The Lame Duck Congress"
A wilyPresident Bartlet considers the extraordinary option of recalling theSenate from a winter holiday to push through a ratification of a newnuclear test-ban treaty -- despite the lame-duck status of manySenators who will not return in the next session -- while the drunkenUkrainian leader (guest star Eugene Lazarev) thunders through the WhiteHouse demanding to see the President. Elsewhere: Toby is shocked tohear that even if the Senate returns, the White House might still lackthe necessary votes; Sam learns something when he grudgingly works withnew Republican assistant counsel Ainsley Hayes; a stubborn C.J. arguesagainst allowing reporter Danny (guest star Timothy Busfield) privateaccess to the President for a series of exclusive stories; and Donna ison a mission to get the President to back legislation on repetitivestress injuries.



7.  "The Portland Trip"
While PresidentBartlet and some of the staff are en route overnight to Portland for amajor education speech, Leo remains behind to monitor a tense situationin the Persian Gulf when a foreign tanker is suspected of smugglingcontraband oil and fires on U.S. Navy helicopters sent to investigate.Elsewhere, Josh is on a tight deadline when he debates with an opposingparty's congressman (guest star Charlie Lang) -- who happens to be gay-- the merits of a bill brought before the President that wouldprohibit same-sex marriages. On the plane, Toby tries to re-work Sam'squestionable speech on education while Charlie offers a novel idea thatwould result in more teachers. In addition, secretary Margaret (gueststar Nicole Robinson) worries that her boss, Leo, might be tempted totake a drink after he signs his divorce papers.



8.  "Shibboleth"
As Thanksgiving nears,President Bartlet has his own hot-potato issue when a boatload ofpersecuted Chinese evangelical Christians arrives in California seekingasylum, while a perplexed C.J. must choose between two turkeys for thePresidential pardon ceremony -- with the other destined for thechopping block. While Bartlet's staff argues over sending back theillegal immigrants, Toby wants the President to appoint Leo'scontroversial sister.



9.  "Galileo"
President Bartletprepares to address thousands of elementary students nationwide as aNASA space probe descends on Mars, but a host of thorny problemssuddenly land on his doorstep, including a fire in a Russian nuclearmissile silo and a last-minute loss of communication with the Marsspacecraft. In addition: the Icelandic ambassador is peeved at thePresident for missing their meeting; Josh is still smarting after beingdelegated the responsibility of choosing the subject of the nextofficial stamp; a reluctant C.J. is forced to attend a concert whereshe will encounter some angry applicants whom she rejected as her newpress deputy; and an embarrassed Sam is confronted by former date-mateMallory (guest star Allison Smith) at the concert.



10.  "Noel"
Christmas draws near asJosh is ordered by Leo to consult with a doctor who specializes inanalyzing trauma victims -- but Josh's denial of his occasionalemotional outbursts belie the fact that he isn't fully recovered fromhis life-threatening injuries in the Presidential assassinationattempt. What's particularly telling is Josh's identification with adead fighter pilot who recently took his own life by deliberatelycrashing his jet -- a man who coincidentally shared his birthday andexperienced emotional trauma after being shot down over Bosnia.Elsewhere: the President wants to personally sign all of his Christmascards -- which total hundreds of thousands; Sam confronts arepresentative of the Energy Secretary who publicly advocates releaseof federal oil reserves; C.J. gets personally involved when a foreignWhite House tourist becomes extremely agitated at the sight of apainting donated by the French government.



11.  "The Leadership Breakfast"
As abi-partisan friendship breakfast with members of Congress nears,President Bartlet's staff vigorously debates the merits of including apatient's bill of rights and minimum wage increase among the incendiarytopics while C.J. jousts with the new chief of staff of the HouseMajority leader (guest star Felicity Huffman) over the pressconference's agenda and location. Elsewhere: Leo asks Josh to apologizefor him to a powerful news columnist after he unintentionally insultsher; Sam lobbies C.J. to move the media briefing room away from theWhite House to free-up much-needed space; and Sam and Josh start a cozyfire in the Mural Room -- unaware that the chimney flue has been weldedshut for more than 100 years.



12.  "The Drop In"
Leo tries toconvince an unenthusiastic President Bartlet about the merits of anexpensive and errant missile defense system while the chief executiveponders the political benefits of chiding hard-core environmentalistsover the actions of eco-terrorists when he addresses their convention.Meanwhile, Bartlet endures the formalities of accepting theappointments of a range of foreign ambassadors but he enjoys one inparticular -- the presentation of the charming Lord John Marbury (gueststar Roger Rees, "Cheers") who returns as Great Britain's newU.S.ambassador. In addition, C.J. treads lightly when she is dispatchedto New York to dissuade a comedian, Corey Sykes (guest star RockyCarroll, "Chicago Hope"), who once uttered a well-publicized butoffensive joke in the President's presence from performing at theannual Will Rogers dinner.



13.  "Bartlet's Third State of the Union (1/2)"
There'selectricity in the air as the President addresses the Congress for histhird State of the Union address -- which was intricately composed byToby (Richard Schiff ) -- and while Josh anxiously tracks publicresponse via a phone poll, a crisis looms when five American drugagents are taken hostage by Colombian rebels. As Josh spearheads thesampling efforts, he crosses paths with sassy pollster Joey Lucas(Oscar-winning guest star Marlee Matlin) and they renew their sexualchemistry. Elsewhere, Bartlet earns Abbey's (guest star StockardChanning) ire when his speech omits mention of her passionate issues,including violence against women, while an important cable TV politicalshow host (guest star Ted McGinley, "Married...with Children") sets upin the White House for a live post-speech analysis.



14.  "The War at Home (2/2)"
After hisState of the Union speech, Bartlet boldly greenlights a daring militarymission to rescue five federal drug agents taken hostage by Colombianterrorist commandos -- until complications arise -- while Toby isconfronted by an angry, liberal Senator (guest star Ed Begley, Jr.,"St. Elsewhere") who threatens to launch a third-party run forPresident. Elsewhere, a frustrated Josh tries to conduct a poll tosample reaction to the speech which he hopes will provide support for anew gun protection law but he wonders why his assistant Donna keepsurging him to ask out an attractive pollster. In addition, C.J. triesto convince the host (guest star Ted McGinley, "Married...withChildren") of a TV political program to include a controversialpoliceman (guest star Gregalan Williams) as a guest who was thePresident's invitee at his speech while Abbey (Stockard Channing) islivid with Bartlet for what he said and didn't say in his speech.



15.  "Ellie"
As the President wingsback from a Tokyo trade summit, a firestorm of controversy awaits himwhen Surgeon General Griffith (guest star Mary Kay Place, "MaryHartman, Mary Hartman") hints that marijuana should be decriminalized-- but Bartlet is even more incensed over his meek middle daughterEllie's (guest star Nina Siezmasko) public assurances that her fatherwould never fire Griffith. When he confronts Ellie, the President getsa sobering reality check about their relationship. Elsewhere: Tobyfloats an idea of putting a controversial Senator on a specialcommission to study social security reform and encounters resistance tothe notion of raising the retirement age; Sam tries to head off themisleading story that the White House refused to screen an incendiarynew film promoted by a savvy movie producer.



16.  "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail"
Whilea contemptuous Toby is assigned to meet with a noisy, unruly mobprotesting the World Trade Organization, Donna asks Sam to considerfronting an executive pardon for the grandfather of her friend (gueststar Jolie Jenkris) who was imprisoned for espionage in the 1940s.Elsewhere: President Bartlet fumes when there are complications in hisplan to select the bucolic -- and historic -- site for his Presidentiallibrary; as part of Bartlet's tradition of setting aside one day forpersonal petitions to the White House, C.J. must grant an audience toan earnest group of cartographers who want to adopt a new global mapthat is more respectful of Third World nations; Sam is still smartingover the news of his father's infidelity.



17.  "The Stackhouse Filibuster"
ThePresident's staff waits impatiently for an elderly but stubborn Senator(guest star George Coe) to yield the floor as he stages a marathonfilibuster hoping to stave off a vote on Bartlet's Family Wellness Actbill while Toby is leery of the Vice President's (guest star TimMatheson) sudden interest in supporting another bill tighteningfuel-emission standards. Elsewhere: C.J. anxiously paws through hermemory as she seeks to locate a missing ceramic cat statue given to thePresident by a Mideastern potentate who expects to see it displayedduring his upcoming visit; Josh strains to finish business in time tocatch a flight for a weekend visit to the spring-training camp of theNew York Mets in Florida.



18.  "17 People"
After a foreignterrorist is caught at the border with explosives, Bartlet ponders theimpact of ordering a heightened security alert for the nation'sairports while an exasperated Toby is shocked to learn of thePresident's secret affliction with multiple sclerosis -- and he detailsits political and legal ramifications. In other White House corridors,Sam and Josh try to punch up an upcoming presidential speech withsnappy one-liners while Josh jousts with Donna over many contentioussubjects, including the exact start date of her employment. Inaddition, Sam and Ainsley fuss over the 14th Amendment and equal rightsfor women



19.  "Bad Moon Rising"
The President'svaunted administration could be brought down by the tiniest oversightas Bartlet secretly summons chief counsel Barash to discuss how hisfailure to divulge his multiple sclerosis condition could be a criminalviolation of full disclosure -- which would give his enemies enoughammo to destroy him. Meanwhile: a fuming Toby orders C.J. to smoke outthe insider who leaked vital information on the President's reversal onschool vouchers; Sam feels queasy when he learns that an aging oiltanker is leaking onto the coast of Delaware causing an ecologicaldisaster -- and he could be liable since he brokered the deal for thebehemoth in his previous shipping firm job while aware of the neededrepairs; Josh clashes with a questioning Donna as the U.S. prepares ahuge cash loan to prop up the collapsing Mexican economy again.



20.  "The Fall's Gonna Kill You"
Sam ishappy to learn of a lowered surplus estimate that will reinforce theadministration's case for a revised tax cut and Josh seeks more fundsto support the overwhelmed Justice Department in its prosecution oftobacco companies.



21.  "18th and Potomac"
The newlyelected president of Haiti flees for his life and asks for sanctuary inthe U.S. embassy -- which would place the compound under army attack.Elsewhere, a frustrated Josh needs more money from a Senate committeeto continue the Justice Department's case against Big Tobacco companiesbut hits a roadblock when he solicits the crucial votes of twoDemocratic Senators



22.  "Two Cathedrals"
While thePresident must contend with the biggest crisis of his administration,the Haitian army besieges the American Embassy there and Bartletcontinues his campaign to sufficiently fund the Justice Department'scase against Big Tobacco. Additionally, Toby gets a surprising joboffer and the President gets some sage advice from an unexpected corner

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Author: bala    Time: 8-12-2008 07:27     Subject: SEASON 3 GUIDE

1. "Isaac and Ishmael"
A special one-off episode dealing with some of the questions and issues facing the world, and the various characters in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks on the U.S.


2. "Manchester, Part I"
In the season premiere, flashbacks reveal how the President will officially announce his plans to run for re-election, which sends his staff into disarray as they work on the speech. But two problems dog them when Sam realizes that Bartlet never apologized for not disclosing his multiple sclerosis while C.J. makes a crucial gaffe during a press conference. Meanwhile, the President must decide if he should greenlight a military rescue of the besieged U.S. embassy in Haiti and chief counsel Babish (Oliver Platt, "Bulworth") informs Charlie to hire his own expensive lawyer before a special prosecutor begins looking into Bartlet's possible concealment of his illness


3. "Manchester, Part II"
In the second part of the season premiere, flashbacks reveal the President as he refines his speech for a major re-election announcement while his staff works uneasily with a heavyweight political strategist (Ron Silver) over whether Bartlet should include a public apology in his remarks. Meanwhile, C.J. considers drastic action in the wake of her ill-timed statements during a crucial press conference. In addition, Bartlet tries to patch up a misunderstanding with his wife Abbey. The President must also decide if he will accede to the requests of a corrupt Haitian leader that could lead to peace. Chief counsel Babish (Oliver Platt, "Bulworth") shocks Charlie with the probable cost of hiring a fancy lawyer since a special prosecutor is preparing to ask him tough questions.


4. "Ways and Means"
When a fearless special prosecutor begins investigating the President's non-disclosure of his illness and issues subpoenas to the White House staff, C.J. cannily tries to light a backfire by dropping clues to the press that might ultimately force the replacement of the prosecutor with someone more favorable to the Administration. Elsewhere: a real forest fire rages in Wyoming but the governor is incensed when Bartlet backs the forestry experts who believe the fire should just burn itself out; the President is in a political bind as he decides whether or not to push for the repeal of the estate tax -- or "the death tax," as labeled by his savvy rivals, and a wary Donna goes out on a blind date with a charming Republican (Mark Feuerstein, "What Women Want") who might represent a conflict of interest.


5. "On The Day Before"
As a State Department dinner nears, President Bartlet boldly vetoes the "death tax" bill but his staff must hustle when they are surprised to learn that the House of Representatives have enough votes to immediately override the veto. Meanwhile, as some important Democratic congressmen are holding out for some compromising political favors that incense Bartlet and Leo, Josh tries to smooth-talk a promising governor (Kevin Tighe) who is considering running against Bartlet. On the fringes, C.J. singles out an overmatched entertainment reporter (Mary Mara) for retribution and Charlie is strongly urged by his fellow White House teammates to ask for immunity in his upcoming testimony into the President's non-disclosure of his illness.


6. "War Crimes"
The President asks the reluctant Vice President to speak at an anti-gun rally in Texas after a church shooting but the uneasy allies have a starkly candid showdown while Donna goes before a Congressional committee investigating Bartlet's lack of disclosure -- and she lies to her inquisitor (Mark Feuerstein), who also was her lover. Elsewhere, Leo debates an old friend and Air Force officer (Gerald McRaney) about the United States' future stance regarding the War Crimes Tribunal; C.J. informs Toby that a reporter (Michael O'Keefe) heard his comment that puts the President in an unfavorable light; and Sam tries to find common sense when a Congressman (Bob Glouberman) proposes legislation that would eliminate the penny.


7. "Gone Quiet"
When an American spy submarine suddenly goes silent in hostile North Korean waters, an angry President receives advice from the Assistant Secretary of State (Emmy Award-winning Hal Holbrook, "The Bold Ones") and must decide whether he should notify the enemy or attempt a risky, secret rescue -- while his wife, Abigail, learns that her past malpractice suits might be Bartlet's Achilles heel in his criminal investigation. In other White House action, C.J. is ecstatic over a potential presidential candidate's indecisive public remarks; Toby meets with a representative from an appropriations committee who wants to funnel money away from Congress' controversial funding of avant-garde artists.


8. "The Indians in the Lobby"
While President Bartlet frets about where to spend Thanksgiving -- and how to best cook a gourmet turkey -- C.J. powwows with two Native Americans (guest stars Gary Farmer, "The Score," and Georgina Lightning) who are camped in the lobby and promise to cause a media dustup if they can't meet with a bigwig about receiving better public health projects on their reservation. Elsewhere, Josh pulls some political levers as he tries to gain the extradition of a teenaged boy who murdered his teacher and fled to Italy; Toby informs Bartlet of an inexpensive way to improve his polling numbers; and Sam questions a new poverty income index that could spell trouble for the President by classifying millions more people as poor virtually overnight.


9. "The Women of Qumar"
At the First Lady's urging, Josh meets with a powerful women's caucus over the proposed language of a U.N. treaty banning prostitution while the President grapples with the possibility of a Mad Cow epidemic and ponders how much the public should know. Meanwhile, staffers are stunned at C.J.'s emotional outburst concerning the administration's renewal of its air base lease in a Mideast country that abuses its women. Some World War II veterans come to the White House to protest a pending Pearl Harbor exhibit at the Smithsonian and Bartlet is sued by an angry woman who intends to raise a public fuss over his remarks regarding the hot-potato issue of a national seat belt law.


10. "Bartlet for America"
While the White House is festooned with Christmas finery, Leo fears the worst when he testifies in the Congressional investigation into the President's possible lack of public disclosure about his illness while flashbacks reveal the background leading to Bartlet's decision as governor to not come forward with the damaging information. In addition, the President personally investigates a series of church firebombings in the South after a two-year probe proves fruitless and threatens using troops to protect parishioners the next day on Christmas Eve.


11. "H. Con-172"
A defiant Leo rejects the Congressional Oversight Committee's offer of a presidential public censure that would finally end its investigation of Bartlet's concealment of his illness -- and spare Leo of any possible personal repercussions -- while the staff reacts to an insider's tell-all book published by a fired White House photographer. Meanwhile, a tongue-tied Josh hatches a shameless scheme to meet socially with an attractive women's rights leader (Mary Louise Parker), and Bartlet wants to frame Charlie's gift of a 1709 map of Palestine -- one that excluded Israel at the time -- but his staff warns him of its political implications.


12. "100,000 Airplanes"
While the staff furiously labors over the President's crucial State of the Union speech, Bartlet suddenly demands to include a passage that ambitiously promises a crusade to cure cancer within 10 years while Sam is interviewed for a Vanity Fair profile by a woman (Traylor Howard) whom once was his fiancee. A lovestruck Josh brashly informs a prominent women's rights leader (Mary Louise Parker) that her budding romance with a Congressman is solely a product of political machinations. Elsewhere, a mischievous C.J. tries to upset Charlie by swiping his top-secret and coded copy of the President's approaching address while pollster Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) studies the sampled responses to the Chief Executive's speech.


13. "The Two Bartlets"
While the President and his staff ponder whether to counter a verbal assault on affirmative action by a fast-rising Republican presidential candidate, Josh must postpone his tropical vacation with a women's rights advocate to defuse a risky powderkeg on an island that serves as the Navy's firing range. When Josh rolls up his sleeves to remove protesters who have planted themselves in harm's way on the Puerto Rican island, he makes his first call to the cell phone of an old friend who's leading the group. Meanwhile, Sam meets with an eccentric politician (Sam Lloyd) who believes that Ft. Knox is missing a fortune in gold bullion; a defiant C.J. debates with Toby over the merits of affirmative action; and Donna asks Josh to intercede and relieve her of pending jury duty.


14. "Night Five"
President Bartlet consults a a psychiatrist (Adam Arkin) for a troubling sleep disorder -- and gets a sobering personal assessment -- while C.J. lobbies hard to help secure the release of a White House reporter who's been taken hostage on assignment in the Congo. Elsewhere: Toby knows he will be visited by his irate ex-wife (Kathleen York) when he writes an inflammatory speech that condemns Islam for fanaticism; Sam asks Republican lawyer Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter) to review a proposed act that calls for payment of U.S. back dues to the United Nations in exchange for special requests; Donna is stunned when she is offered a prestigious and well-paid new job outside the White House.


15. "Hartsfield's Landing"
The President engages both Sam and Toby in intricate chess matches that underscore the wily game of brinkmanship Bartlet is playing with the Chinese who threaten to turn their war games in the Taiwan Strait into the real thing if Taiwan begins test-firing their new U.S. Patriot defense missiles. Meanwhile, Josh is edgy about every vote out of the 42 cast in a remote New Hampshire burg that are counted immediately and always predict the winner of the day's crucial state primary. Elsewhere, a mischievous C.J. tries to upset Charlie by not accounting for her copy of the President's top-secret daily schedule -- prompting a war of mischievous games and tricks.


16. "Dead Irish Writers"
Many issues are in play during a White House party to celebrate the argumentative First Lady's birthday as she contemplates the likely loss of her medical license the next day while the President is visited by proper British Ambassador Marbury (Roger Rees) who argues against Bartlet's meeting with a murderous Irish terrorist. In other rooms, Sam meets with a Senator (Robin Thomas) who is blocking funding a controversial superconductor that would cost billions; Donna discovers that she's really Canadian -- and techically not an American.


17. "The US Poet Laureate"
When the President is overheard making a disparaging comment on an open-mike about the potential Republican nominee, C.J. does damage control for days after while Toby tries to finesse the newly named poet laureate (Laura Dern, "Jurassic Park") from spealing out against the United States' lack of support for a land-mines treaty. Elsewhere, Sam recalls Republican White House legal counsel Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter) from vacation to help spin the administration's response to Bartlet's gaffe; Josh is both repulsed and intrigued by the fact that he has his own fan-based Web site -- LemonLyman.com; the President also ponders an effort to save a failing giant computer company.


18. "Stirred"
The President's staff reacts to the crash of a heavy rig bearing uranium fuel rods in a remote Idaho tunnel that could pose an environmental -- or terrorist -- crisis, while in another room, electoral strategy is stealthily mapped out that could include jettisoning Vice President Hoynes (Tim Matheson) from the next ticket. Meanwhile, the unwitting Veep ponders how to keep a favorite bill intact that would provide Internet access for the poor; earlier, Hoynes finds himself in the same meeting with Leo for Alcoholics Anonymous. In addition: Charlie regrets getting advice from a meddling Bartlet for filing his tax forms online; Donna's request to Josh for a presidential proclamation honoring the retirement of her favorite teacher might prove more difficult than first imagined.


19. "Enemies Foreign and Domestic"
As Sam works out the President's final maddening details of an important upcoming summit with the Russian president, satellite photos reveal an Iranian nuclear bomb facility built with Russian technology -- a revelation that could torpedo the leaders' meeting. Elsewhere, C.J. makes a harsh public statement about the deaths of Saudi young girls, prompting Bartlet to assign her Secret Service protection.


20. "The Black Vera Wang"
The President and his staff scramble to head off a predicted terrorist attack over a broad area while C.J. chafes under the protective collar provided by a handsome but capable Secret Service agent (Mark Harmon, "St. Elsewhere"). Also, Toby plays hardball with network executives over future political convention TV coverage.


21. "We Killed Yamamoto"
The President is torn over forfeiting the principle of diplomatic immunity for an important Middle Eastern official known to be plotting terrorism while Josh duels with his feminist activist/lover over a key welfare reform bill. Elsewhere: Bartlet is advised not to attend a politically sensitive fundraiser; a chastened Sam nixes ecology-friendly legislation for the Everglades; C.J. gains new respect for her Secret Service bodyguard (Mark Harmon); Donna is dispatched to North Dakota to represent the administration at a meeting to change the state's name.


22. "Posse Comitatus"
In the season finale, President Bartlet encounters Ritchie (James Brolin) -- his Republican presidential rival -- when they attend a Broadway play while the President faces a terrorist threat after he discovers that a high-ranking Middle Eastern official has been supporting terrorism. When Josh supports a key welfare reform bill that his feminist activist/lover Amy (Mary-Louise Parker) opposes, it threatens their personal relationship. Elsewhere, the flirtation between C.J. and her Secret Service bodyguard (Mark Harmon) is limited by the boundaries of their professional relationship and the search continues for a replacement for Mrs. Landingham

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Author: bala    Time: 8-12-2008 07:29     Subject: WEST WING SEASON 4-7 GUIDES

1. "20 Hours in America, Part I"
Season Premiere. Toby, Josh, and Donna learn the hard way about the lack of accessible public transportation in the heartland when they spend a long day trying to get back to Washington after the motorcade leaves them behind during a campaign stop in Indiana; Bartlet interviews potential replacements for Mrs Landingham while C.J. tries to find someone to fill Simon's shoes as Anthony's Big Brother; the Ritchie campaign whips up a furor when Abbey claims to be "just a wife and mother"; Qumar reopens the Shareef investigation; and the Dow takes a dive.


2. "20 Hours in America, Part II"
Donna teaches Toby and Josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues; Sam staffs the President in Josh's absence and welcomes an old friend home; Bartlet hires a secretary and C.J. finds a Big Brother for Anthony; the situation in Qumar continues to escalate; Bartlet gets spooked by a photo op as the Dow continues its dive; and a pipe bomb kills 44 students at a Midwest university swim meet.


3. "College Kids"
The President's team reacts to the ongoing inquiry into its pre-meditated Qumari assassination by lawyering up as they gingerly approach Leo's lawyer while a key judicial ruling on presidential third-party candiates throws a monkeywrench into the campaign. Elsewhere, Sam, Toby and Josh hatch a radical new idea to pay for college education; and the approval process of executive secretary-to-be Deborah Fiderer hits a snag when new evidence is uncovered.


4. "The Red Mass"
Leo meets with the Israeli Foreign Minister to enlist Israel's assistance with the Shareef investigation, but is ultimately foiled by the Qumari; the debate about the Ritchie debates rages on until the staff comes up with a brilliant tactic; Josh and Amy argue over whether Stackhouse is siphoning votes from Bartlet; Ritchie tries to bait Bartlet on needle exchange programs; Bartlet is faced with resolving an 11 day standoff with the KSU bombers in Iowa who are holding an injured child; Josh sends Donna undercover to a seminar held by one of Ritchie's advisors in an effort to expose the "fortune cookie candidacy"; Stackhouse comes to a momentous decision about his campaign and provides inspiration for Bartlet.


5. "Debate Camp"
While on a weekend retreat to prepare for the crucial debates, the President is confronted with an Israeli air attack on Qumar that could enflame the Mideast -- while his staff recalls the Bartlet administration's first error-prone days in office.


6. "Game On"
Bartlet, Leo, Josh, Sam and C.J. pull a practical joke on Toby; Sam's mission to end the Wilde campaign leads him to make a career-altering decision; Jordan backs up Leo as he deals with the Qumari; Toby continues to press his case with a resistant Andrea; and Bartlet cleans Ritchie's clock in their debate.


7. "Election Night"
Election Day arrives as the President and his staff begin counting exit poll votes across the country -- especially in a conservative California congressional district where the result has important implications for Sam and its maverick campaign manager.


8. "Process Stories"
As the staff celebrates Election Night, the staff decides that Sam should indeed run for the seat in Orange County, Toby continues to worry about how Andy's pregnancy will play politically for both of them, and a coup develops in Venezuala.


9. "Swiss Diplomacy"
The 15-year old son of an Iranian leader needs a heart transplant in the U.S. Problem is, the only man who could do it is an enemy of the Iranian government; The Senate minority leader threatens to thwart the President's legislative agenda when he believes that Hoynes is doing some political maneuvering for the next Presidential election; Toby offers a Congresswoman a Cabinet position but is forced to take back the offer.


10. "Arctic Radar"
When a celebrated female fighter pilot is threatened with a dishonorable discharge for refusing to end her affair with an enlisted man, the staff, though full of opinions, agrees that the White House should not get involved; Donna asks Josh to find out if Jack Reese likes her, and is horrified to discover some of the anecdotes about her that Josh has shared with Jack; Sam heads out to California to begin his election campaign, and sends Will Bailey to the White House to help Toby with the inaugural address; despite the best efforts of Leo and Charlie to keep him out of it, Bartlet blows a gasket over complaints from U.N. diplomats about parking enforcement in New York City; and Josh takes issue with a temporary worker's choice in accessories.


11. "Holy Night"
It's December 23, and the holiday brings several visitors to the White House: Zoey comes home with her new French boyfriend in tow; aided by Josh, Toby's father seeks a reconciliation; and Danny arrives bearing gifts of gold and a heads-up for C.J. about Shareef's death. Will moves into Sam's office at Toby's insistence, and is treated to some good-natured ribbing by the rest of the staff. Bartlet and Leo try to exorcise their guilt about Shareef by adding eleventh hour funding to combat infant mortality in the federal budget, and promoting peace in the Mideast, respectively.


12. "Guns Not Butter"
The staff comes together to fight a losing battle on a foreign aid vote in the Senate.


13. "The Long Goodbye"
In a special episode guest written by playwright Jon Robin Baitz ("Three Hotels"), C.J. reluctantly returns to Dayton, Ohio, to speak at her 20th high school class reunion but her return home includes an impromptu encounter with a rich and handsome classmate - and a sobering understanding that her intellectual father is suddenly deteriorating from Alzheimer's Disease. While C.J. is confronted with a kaleidoscope of emotions, she can't help but check in on Toby who struggles to fill in for her during news briefings.


14. "Inauguration" (1/2)
A situation in a thoroughly unimportant country on the other side of the world has the President and his staff re-writing his Inauguration address on the eve of his swearing-in as tensions between the White House and the Pentagon mount and the staff is stunned by the betrayal of one of their own.


15. "Inauguration: Over There" (2/2)
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16. "California 47th"
En route to California to campaign for Sam's congressional election challenge where everything that can go wrong, goes wrong, the President and his staff debate whether to announce his controversial tax plan that might damage Sam's bid in conservative Orange County. In the meantime, Bartlet must keep tabs on a dangerous U.S.military incursion in an tumultuous African country.


17. "Red Haven's On Fire"
The President waits tensely for the results of a military strike to rescue three captive American soldiers in Africa while Toby tries to help Sam's California congressional campaign and Josh butts heads with the First Lady.


18. "Privateers"
Abbey is upset when an anti-abortion rider is attached to a foreign aid bill and asks Amy to work behind the scenes to torpedo the President's proposal while Toby gets in a legal bind when an ex-classmate (Jeff Perry) turns whistle-blower on a lawbreaking chemical company. Meanwhile, the Daughters of the American Revolution wants to disown Abbey when they learn that her distant relative was more pirate than patriot.


19. "Angel Maintenance"
At the end of an 18 hour return trip home from the Manila, just as Air Force One is about to begin its descent into Andrews Air Force Base, a cockpit indicator light leads the crew to believe that the landing gear might not be locked down and so the plane stays in the air while the problem can be looked at. Tensions in the plane and on the ground grow as people become more and more concerned that the plane may have been tampered with.


20. "Evidence of Things Not Seen"
After a gunman fires three shots at the White House, the staff remains under lockdown as the President negotiates the return of a downed spy plane while Josh interviews a candidate for associate counsel -- and a spirited card game allows everyone to let off steam.


21. "Life on Mars"
A seemingly benign press leak begins a day and night long journey that ends with the discovery of a scandal that affects the uppermost levels of the administration, though what the staff doesn't yet know is that this is merely the match that lights the fuse and that things are about to get considerably worse.


22. "Commencement"
With the country at a heightened state of alert because suspected terrorists have disappeared, the President wrestles with what message to give his youngest daughter Zoey's graduating class at Georgetown. As C.J. has to stop Danny from filing a story, Charlie decides whether to follow through a romantic promise he made to Zoey when they were dating.


23. "25"
In the season finale, a national crisis is thrust on the President on the night of his daughter Zoey's graduation, forcing him to shut down Washington, D.C. as he orders the Fifth Fleet to the Persian Gulf -- all of which prompts Bartlet to consider executive action that would have been unthinkable just hours earlier. In the midst of the administration's greatest challenge, a conflicted Toby still finds time to savor a personal milestone on the best day of his life.


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Author: bala    Time: 8-12-2008 07:31     Subject: THE WEST WING SEASON 5 GUIDE

1. "7A WF 83429"
As the search for Zoey continues, Walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her death; Danny releases the Shareef story, and the revelation creates a rift that separates Jed from Abbey and Liz; tensions arise between Walken's staff and Bartlet's staff; the Democratic leadership in Congress assails Leo for allowing Jed to step aside; in retaliation for Shareef's death, a movie theater in Turkey is bombed, and eighty people, including American soldiers, are killed.


2. "The Dogs of War"
Bombs drop on Qumar upon Walken's orders; as the hours pass without any word on Zoey's whereabouts, tensions increase within the Bartlet family; Walken and Leo clash after Josh's suspicion that the opposition is using Walken's tenure in the Oval Office to advance their agenda is confirmed; Andy takes the twins home; Leo inflicts a new intern from a prominent political family on an unwilling Josh; Jed's staff is less than thrilled when they learn who will succeed Walken as Speaker of the House; the search for a new Vice President is accelerated; Zoey is rescued.


3. "Jefferson Lives"
As a White House Fourth of July ceremony nears following a harrowing chapter in the nation's history, Bartlet endures the painful process of nominating a proper candidate for vice president -- but his first choice is his secretary of state who faces a nasty uphill fight for approval. Elsewhere, Amy champions the reclusive First Lady's violence prevention provisions for an upcoming bill while Abby withdraws from her husband after the Qumari assassination is exposed. In addition, a frustrated Josh reacts when he is confronted by Amy and Donna is appalled by the new intern Ryan (Jesse Bradford).


4. "Han"
A renowned North Korean pianist is greeted in the White House for a solo performance but the formalities hit a sour note when he slips a message to the President stating that he wants to defect -- and despite C.J.'s passionate argument, others counsel Bartlet that doing so would endanger crucial ongoing negotiations with the nation. Also on the front burner, is the backstage campaign to get the President's choice for Vice President (Gary Cole) unanimously approved by both houses of Congress -- but there's one holdout whose nay vote could embarrass everyone. In addition, Toby and Will get playful while composing a speech and Donna takes her Midwestern aunt and uncle for a tour.


5. "Constituency of One"
After Josh is hailed as the "101st Senator" in a newspaper profile, he butts heads with a conservative Idaho Democratic Senator who withholds out his approval of a backlog of military promotions to secure an expensive but faulty missile launcher to be built in his home state. In the back corridors, Will gets a flattering offer from the newly approved Vice President while CJ runs afoul of Leo's temper when she does not stick to the adminstartion's scripted line on an EPA report on coal-based energy. Likewise, Amy earns the President's wrath when she pushes for funding of the First Lady's agenda on violence prevention while Toby pieces together a message calendar to stay on point during Bartlet's second term.


6. "Disaster Relief"
Josh fears the worst after a political miscalculation costs the Democrats dearly as the President is pre-occupied with a killer tornado in Oklahoma and flies there to lend his support but his compassion overrules good judgment and he stays longer than planned. Meanwhile, a worried Leo has several crises back home that need the president's immediate attention. Donna keeps an eye out for Josh's welfare after he becomes Washington's latest persona non grata.


7. "Separation of Power"
Matthew Perry returns as deputy counsel Joe Quincy, a former clerk to the chief justice of the Supreme Court, who's tabbed by Toby to try to persuade the aging jurist (Milo O'Shea) to retire following a collapse. Meanwhile, Josh is on the sidelines as budget negotiations with Congressional Republican leaders reach a critical stage; and C.J.'s worried about Zoey's impending TV interview.


8. "Shutdown"
A budget impasse with Speaker Haffley (Steven Culp) leads to a government shutdown (taking Charlie and Donna, among 940,000 others, off the job). "If we don't end it now," Toby warns Leo, "it'll become a referendum on the Bartlet presidency." That's just what Bartlet seems to want, even though the Republicans are clearly winning it.


9. "Abu El Banat"
As the entire Bartlet clan gathers for the White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony (though Ellie's late, as usual), Christian missionaries are arrested in Sudan for proselytizing. Meanwhile, the DEA has suspended the license of a doctor who assisted with the suicide of a terminally ill patient in Oregon (where it's legal), and Bartlet's attorney general (Dylan Baker) is siding with the DEA; and Bartlet's son-in-law, Doug Westin (Steven Eckholt), has decided to run for Congress. He won't get White House backing.


10. "The Stormy Present"
Bartlet clears his schedule to attend the funeral of a former President whose conservative views often clashed with his own while he monitors a potential firestorm in Saudi Arabia as freedom protesters threaten civil war and surround a worker's compound that includes dozens of Americans. Elsewhere, Josh mediates a post-Civil War fracas between a representative from North Carolina who demands that her Connecticut counterpart return her state's copy of the Bill of Rights -- stolen long ago by a Union soldier -- and C.J. is flustered after meeting a Pentagon scientist whose security innovations could threaten privacy. En route to the funeral, Bartlet shares sobering thoughts with two other men who appreciate the weight of the Oval Office -- Speaker Walker (John Goodman) and ex-President Newman (James Cromwell)..


11. "The Benign Perogative"
As the State of the Union speech nears, the President ponders a lengthy list of prisoners eligible for pardon -- but he must weigh the political implications of "the benign prerogative" -- while Charlie befriends an attractive young woman (Gabrielle Union) and shares insider tidbits until he learns that she will begin the White House beat as a reporter. Elsewhere, Toby takes the heartland's temperature by joining pollster Joey on a mall polling tour that could affect the language of the upcoming speech. In addition, the First Lady vows to be more pro-active in influencing her husband while Bartlet entertains a Colorado couple whose fundraising efforts also include an impassioned plea.


12. "Slow News Day"
Toby gets Jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save Social Security, but is hampered by Jed's mandate to keep the operation under wraps; desperate to feed the press corps beast on a glacially slow news day, C.J. meets with an attache to discuss cabbage imports, and has a little fun with a particularly dense reporter; Josh's brainstorm to help Will burnish Bob Russell's presentation problems and a persistent reporter endanger Toby's attempts to broker a deal on the Hill; Rina finds a friend in Donna, and Josh isn't too happy about it; Toby is saved from having to fall on his sword when Josh and Jed devise a plan to rescue his deal from certain disaster.


13. "The Warfare of Ghengis Khan"
An unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the Indian Ocean; Will is unhappy, but his boss doesn't seem to mind, when a request to beef up the Vice President's issue profile results in Toby's handing him boring, low-level minutae; Josh dismisses a NASA proposal for a manned Mars mission until an agency staffer shows him the error of his ways; a conservative talk show host makes a pathetic attempt to bait C.J. into appearing on his show.


14. "An Khe"
The SEALs are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a Navy plane shot down in North Korean waters; when the man who saved his life in Vietnam becomes the subject of a congressional investigation, Leo attempts to intercede on his behalf; C.J. rises to the bait, appears on the Taylor Reid Show, and gives him a verbal beat-down; Josh becomes more annoyed with Ryan than usual when the intern one-ups him during a presidential briefing on a tax cut for stay-at-home-moms that's being proposed by a congressional foe; Jed resists sitting for his official portrait; C.J. continues to avoid her former beau Ben, who's arrived in Washington to begin his new job at Interior; Abbey decides to get back into medicine by volunteering at a free clinic.


15. "Full Disclosure"
C.J. has an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when Hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering Jed and Leo in a tell-all biography, and uses both her charm to get the information she needs to mount a counterattack, and her ferocity to deliver the smackdown that will stop Hoynes in his tracks; the D.C. Mayor finds an ally in Charlie as he tries to persuade Jed to sign a supplemental appropriation bill for the District which contains a controversial school voucher pilot program rider; Toby sits down with union reps over textile import safeguards and the trade deficit with China, and arrives at a plan to settle the bras versus cars debate with the help of Ed and Larry; Ryan astonishes Josh with a little Congressional sleight of hand to break a stalemate in the staff's meeting with the Base Closing Commission; in a difficult moment, C.J. reaches out to an old friend by finally returning Ben's call.


16. "Eppur Si Muove"
When a conservative Republican Congresswoman targets Ellie's research project in an effort to discredit Jed, Toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to home, and Will realizes that they've all greatly underestimated his boss; Josh investigates the wisdom of a recess appointment as he tries to convince an old friend to be patient with the Sixth Circuit judicial nomination process and keep his hat in the ring; C.J. completely misreads Ben's intentions; Donna tracks down an AWOL Ryan; an opening is created on the Supreme Court; in an effort to redefine Abbey's image with the press, C.J. sets her up to do a public service announcement with the Muppets, which inspires Ellie to stand up before the press in defense of scientific research unhampered by politics.


17. "The Supremes"
When a Republican Supreme Court justice suddenly dies, the Bartlet administration scrambles to find a worthy replacement and the halls are flooded with candidates -- but the President senses that the process is a political minefield until Josh hits upon a wild plan that could open the door for an unthinkable liberal (Glenn Close). The game continues as potential judicial nominees are marched in and out, some serving only as press decoys, but everyone gets curious when the President meets with a bright but conservative judge (William Fichtner).


18. "Access"
C.J.'s every move is recorded by a TV documentarian as a crew follows her through a "typical" day for a program on White House press secretaries past and present, but the presence of outsiders adds stress when a crisis involving a terrorist shootout with the FBI has a smiling C.J. trying to keep a lid on the story. Meanwhile, C.J. supervises her team as they prepare for a formal papal visit with the President and dodges hardball questions about the imminent future of the current FBI director.


19. "Talking Points"
On the eve of the President's visit to a controversial trade summit in Brussels, Josh feels torn when he learns that free-trader Bartlet will reverse his position about sacrificing American jobs to foreign lands -- while C.J. takes out her frustrations with a new FCC ruling allowing multimedia companies increased ownership of TV stations. As the administration fights to spin the job-loss fallout, Donna (Janel Moloney) tells Josh about her dissatisfaction with her limited role on his staff. In the midst of it all, Kate Harper (Mary McCormack) steps in as the brash new Deputy National Security Advisor.


20. "No Exit"
An airborne contamination alert locks down the West Wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is sounded; Toby and Will face off over Will's working for the vice president; C.J. tells Donna some things she's rather not hear about Josh and her career prospects; Leo confronts Abbey about the dangers of her recent coping mechanisms; Jed, Debbie, and Charlie are poked, prodded, and sent to the decontamination showers; Kate is initially reluctant to give Josh any information on a personal or professional level as they sit out the alert together.


21. "Gaza"
A fact-finding tour to the hotly disputed Gaza Strip includes Donna, Admiral Fitzwallace (John Amos) and a few congressmen as they sort through the thicket of rival issues between the Palestinians and Israelis -- but the killing fields soon claim some of the delegation when a deadly bomb shatters their vehicle and has the President considering targets for military action. In flashbacks, Donna is atttracted to a dashing British photojournalist (Jason Isaacs) who opens her eyes to his graphic world of recording mankind's most heinous acts of violence.


22. "Memorial Day"
In the season finale, events in the tinderbox Gaza Strip spin out of control after the murders of high-ranking U.S. officials and back home the angry President weighs appropriate military action. A strange undertow of intrigue finds a wary Josh meeting with a mysterious foreign operative while tending to Donna who is fighting for her life.

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1. "NSF Thurmont"
As they remain at her bedside while she recuperates from surgery to remove a pulmonary embolism, Colin questions Josh about his personal relationship with Donna; Leo and Jed clash over the appropriate response to the Gaza attack; Kate makes a case for a summit meeting, and provides Jed with the hook he needs to get the Israelis and Palestinians to sit down together at Camp David.


2. "The Birnham Wood"
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 their differences over the peace settlement are irreconcilable, warranting a change in Leo's responsibilities. Having returned from Germany, Josh expresses concern about Leo's well-being, and his observations turn out to be well founded.


3. "Third Day Story"
Before signing the peace accord, Bartlet tells his staff to go after the support of the House and the U.N. Josh and Toby are assigned the task of getting congressional support. Meanwhile, CJ works to confirm international support with the U.N. Security Council. Donna returns to work and Charlie resists taking a college swimming exam that would allow him to graduate.


4. "Lift Off"
The Bartlet Administration must devise a plan of action when an emissary from the Republic of Georgia walks into the White House and offers them weapons-grade uranium that's in a research reactor the Russians left behind when they pulled out of Georgia. Meanwhile, Josh goes looking for support of the tax cut from the DCCC and along the way meets with Matthew Santos (Jimmy Smits), a bright and enigmatic congressman from Texas.


5. "The Hubbert Peak"
Josh test drives an oversized SUV and crashes into a hybrid car resulting in bad publicity for The White House. Annabeth, the new Press Secretary, has been on the job for only a week and is preparing to face the press corps for the first time. Toby is concerned that she looks too young and may not be prepared for their probing questions.


6. "The Dover Test"
The US Peacekeeping compound is attacked and American soldiers are killed. As the White House struggles to contain the story, the father of one of the slain soldiers speaks out against the mission. Meanwhile, Democratic Congressman Santos attaches his Patients Bill of Rights to a Republican piece of legislation and effectively keeps the Democratic elements while maintaining a Republican agenda. Also, Leo gets a lesson in life and business from his nurse.


7. "A Change Is Gonna Come"
Final preparation goes into President Bartlet's visit to China when he accepts a flag from the Taiwanese delegation representing the Taiwanese Independence Movement, prompting China to prepare for military action.


8. "In the Room"
At a Bartlet family birthday, Penn and Teller burn the American flag in the White House, prompting a publicity nightmare. Aboard Air Force One, Bartlet is stricken by a paralyzing episode due to his MS. Josh is approached to run the Vice President's presidential campaign.


9. "Impact Winter"
The US Peacekeeping compound is attacked and American soldiers are killed. As the White House struggles to contain the story, the father of one of the slain soldiers speaks out against the mission. Meanwhile, Democratic Congressman Santos attaches his Patients Bill of Rights to a Republican piece of legislation and effectively keeps the Democratic elements while maintaining a Republican agenda. Also, Leo gets a lesson in life and business from his nurse.


10. "Faith-Based Intiative"
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 more pronounced. The Internet is rampant with a story that questions CJ's sexual orientation, and it is only fueled further when CJ refuses to dignify the allegations by putting out a statement. Donna joins the Vice President's senior staff, and heads for New Hampshire to start up Russell's presidential campaign there. And Santos decides that he will run for president after all, but only if Josh will leave the White House to manage his campaign.


11. "Opposition Research"
Santos starts up his presidential campaign in New Hampshire, where he and Josh immediately disagree on campaign philosophy, and Josh has an uncomfortable reunion with Russell campaign staffer Donna.


12. "365 Days"
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 staff for a meeting about what to do during the remaining 365 days of Barlet's term. Kate and C.J. have to deal with emergencies in Bolivia and North Korea. Charlie tries to figure out how to get Congress to support funding for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Toby solicits Annabeth's advice regarding proper behavior for Abbey at a NASCAR event. Will asks why they originally chose Russell to be Vice President. And Bartlet seems to have recovered most of his strength after his recent bout with MS.


13. "King Corn"
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 could doom future support for political reformers in Iran. But C.J. has made an agreement with Abbey to allow the President to get more rest, and she is reluctant to awaken him at 5 A.M. to deal with the crisis. Meanwhile, Toby and a visiting law professor answer questions from a foreign delegation that is trying to write a new constitution for the former Soviet Republic of Belarus, and harried staffers pass the buck of Leo's traditional meeting with the new Miss World


14. "The Wake-Up Call"
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 front-runners, Vice President Russell and former Vice President Hoynes. Then, Josh and Santos's disagreements over how to run the campaign come to a head when Santos hires Josh's ex-girlfriend Amy Gardner to help him prepare for the debate he may never be in.


15. "Freedonia"
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 they must support subsidies for the use of corn-derived ethanol as fuel, regardless of their true feelings.


16. "Drought Conditions"
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 plan, which is known only to White House insiders, and reporter Greg Brock suspects that Rafferty is being secretly supported by the incumbent. Meanwhile, Toby is more than usually morose after the death of his brother. A bill to combat drought conditions in the western U.S. gives C.J. problems, particularly in dealing with lobbyist Clifford Calley. And Charlie tells Kate Harper that a man from his gym asked if she was dating anyone.


17. "A Good Day"
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 split the Nobel Prize. A group of underage kids tries to convince Toby they deserve the right to vote. Kate tries to resolve a silly border dispute with Canada before there is bloodshed.


18. "La Palabra"
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 in the polls. When even "La Palabra", a Latino voters group, is all set to endorse Hoynes instead of Santos, Josh urges Santos to take a stand on the new bill that denies driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, Donna tries to figure out why Hoynes suddenly isn't campaigning in California, and advances her position in the Russell campaign by becoming the Vice President's official spokesperson.


19. "Ninety Miles Away"
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 with the Cuban dictator. The occasion causes C.J. to check into Kate Harper's past with the C.I.A., but she is unaware of a past encounter between Kate and Leo. Meanwhile, Charlie discovers the complexities of dealing with a termite invasion of the White House.


20. "In God We Trust"
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 in the near term how to present his religious views to the public and pick a running mate. Meanwhile, Bartlet wrestles with getting a minimum wage hike passed by attaching it to a bill necessary to raise the debt ceiling, and with how to unify his party in the face of a three-way race for the Democratic nomination.


21. "Things Fall Apart"
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 National Convention, while Santos considers a party-unifying vice-presidential offer from front-runner Russell. Meanwhile, the International Space Station is leaking oxygen and a rescue of the three astronauts will be difficult, and Bartlet catches Charlie leaving Zoey's bedroom after a nighttime visit.


22. "2162 Votes"
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 the apparently unstoppable Vinick in November. Meanwhile, the President must make a decision before it's too late on whether to deploy a secret rescue mission to the space station, and the FBI is asked to determine who leaked the existence of the military shuttle to the press.

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1. "The Ticket"
Josh is caught off guard when political commentators are critical of Leo as a running mate for Matt Santos. White House Counsel Babbish sits with CJ about the leak investigation. Donna approaches Josh for a job.


2. "The Mommy Problem"
As a Grand Jury is convened to investigate the miliatry shuttle leak from the White House, the campaign's focus changes to national security. Vinick deftly handles the issue while Santos is bound by his party loyalty to align himself with the Bartlet administration.


3. "Message of the Week"
It's three weeks into the presidential campaign and Vinick meets with Frost out on the trail. Santos pulls a stunt which leads to higher approval ratings and jolts the Vinick camp. Vinick and Santos try to kick each other politically while they focus on their messages of the week.


4. "Mr. Frost"
Margaret is interrogated at a hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Santos deflects religious questions onto Vinick; Someone gives C.J. intelligence information; a Palestinian leader is assassinated and Bartlet wants to attend the funeral despite security concerns. Also, we learn Margaret's last name.


5. "Here Today"
The White House is trying to cope with the revelation of the identity of the leaker and Babish's questioning of Toby convinces him that he must get his lawyer. Lou persuades Josh to get Santos to clean house with his campaign staff. Kate finally reaches Charles Frost and confronts him about what he told to C.J. and a few other things about his personality in general. The Bartlets hear Ellie's heapful of "good" and "bad" news.


6. "The Al Smith Dinner"
Donna is back and she's working for the Santos/McGarry campaign, but just not for Josh. An attack ad on Santos by a pro-life group puts Vinick in a corner when Santos demands Vinick renounce it but Vinick knows that if he does it will offend the G.O.P. Leo argues to get the women's vote for Santos and to keep them from going Republican. Meanwhile, back at The White House, Will takes over Toby's old job and faces a tough battle when the press briefings are all about the NASA leak.


7. "Live Debate Episode"
Santos and Vinick battle it out in primetime live. Forrest Saywer the moderator poses questions and attempts to ensure that the candidates remain within bounds. Two versions will air. One for the East Coast of the U.S. and one for the West Coast of the U.S.


8. "Undecideds"
Lou and Santos run into trouble on the road when they try to pick up a family's vote.


9. "The Wedding"
Santos is working on campaign strategy, Ellie's getting married, Abbey is welcoming guests, Bartlet's making jokes, China and Kazakhstan are about to go to war, Carol makes an appearance, and Josh may get fired.


10. "Running Mates"
All eyes are looking forward to the Leo McGarry/Ray Sullivan Vice Presidential debate. Meawhile, Santos is trying not to catch his children's cold and he visits his home in Texas and continues to campaign. Jorge Santos, the Congressman's brother, may cause some problems at a gathering.


11. "Internal Displacement"
The Westins visit Washington and Doug is keeping a secret from Liz that many other senior staffers already know about. C.J. tries to make a deal with the French to try to handle a problem in the Sudan. Gail is in trouble. Josh asks Will for a little help with the campaign. C.J. and Danny go out to dinner and talk like good old friends and C.J. likens men to salmon while dealing with a waitress who is not all that found of her.


12. "Duck and Cover"
Bartlet must deal with the possiblity of a nuclear explosion in California, Kate is keeping a careful watch on the election in Kazakhstan and China's response, Will is acting as the government's voice this week, and Josh is trying to keep his political version of Tourette's in check.


13. "The Cold"
After the near-nuclear disaster at the power plant the polls show surprising, or maybe not so surprising, results for both candidates. The Vinick camp gears up for backlash while the Santos camp hopes for cause to celebrate. Meanwhile Bartlet is still trying to keep the situation in Central Asia under control. Relationships in the Santos campaign, the Vinick campaign, and the West Wing all undergo changes and Vinick and Bartlet attempt to deal with different versions of the cold.


14. "Two Weeks Out"
There are only two weeks left before Election Day and both candidates must make difficult choices at a time when they are both extremely tired. Vinick meets a famous athlete who greets him with a welcome that sings possible campaign trouble. Santos doesn't have such trouble with the athlete. Both candidates are campaigning in California with the hopes of stealing the election from the other guy in the hopes of thereby winning the election. Santos' briefcase falls into the hands of the Vinick campaign.


15. "Welcome To Wherever You Are"
The Santos campaign meets up with Rock the Vote and lots of musicians are around for a star-studded episode. Helen gives a lecture to MANA (a National Latina Organization, formerly Mexican American National Association) but her heritage doesn't help her when trying to deliver part of the Santos campaign message. Toby is being pressured by the Attorney General, Blake, to reveal his source and it's affecting his relationship with his kids. He tries a little psychological warfare of his own to get Blake to back down. Toby is also giving Josh campaign advice which includes plans to increase courtship of the Latino vote. Elsewhere on the campaign trail, it's Halloween and Toby's kids and Santos' kids are dressing up for the occasion.


16. "Election Day, Part I"
Everyone is freaking out over Election Day in both camps. Donna tries to calm Josh down. Bruno is walking around the Vinick War Room. Both Bruno and Josh think the exit polls numbers don't add up. West Wing staffers are watching the results roll in. Charlie tries to get C.J. to start thinking about life after The White House. Foo Fighters play and Annabeth makes a startling discovery.


17. "Election Day, Part II"
Abbey is in New Hamphire with Liz Bartlet-Westin and they are awaiting the results of Doug Westin's campaign for a seat in Congress. Members of both the Santos campaign and the Vinick campaign must decide how to handle a tragedy, as the voters around the country continue to cast their votes for the next President of the United States.


18. "Requiem"
Many people who haven't been seen for a long time return to mourn with White House and post-campaign staff over the death of Leo McGarry. Santos is faced with the emerging question of who he will pick as him nomination for Vice President. Josh cautions Santos about getting involved in the vote for Speaker of the House.


19. "Transition"
Josh has thousands of White House positions to fill and the stress is starting to show. He takes a trip out to California and asks Sam to play Josh to his Leo. Sam says he'll think about it after making jokes about Josh's hairline. Donna and Josh need to work out their personal and professional relationships. Santos and Bartlet use the POTUS-transtion status to try to scare the Kazakhstan situation into non-exisistance.


20. "The Last Hurrah"
Helen is just beginning to see what like will be like as a member of the new First Family. President-Elect Santos wants Baker to be his Vice President but he's having trouble finding a way to get a Republican Senate to confirm him. So he calls outgoing Senator Arnold Vinick for help. Santos needs help and Vinick needs something to do.


21. "Institutional Memory"
The White House senior staff are figuring out what they will do after they leave the White House. Kate and Will's relationship is on shaky ground. C.J. and Danny are trying to figure out what kind of relationship they want to have. Andy comes to C.J. and asks for the President to give Toby a pardon so that Toby won't have to spend six months in jail.


22. "Tomorrow"
Series Finale. Inauguration Day - After seven years, the Bartlet Administration prepares to leave the White House and The West Wing. While Santos and his winning camp are nervously gearing up for the presidential inauguration, current President Bartlet, CJ and the others fondly look back as they prepare to leave the White House forever.

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