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S14 E65 • Tom Hanks

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David Gregory

Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.

Michael Wolff

Author Michael Wolff.

Rachel Maddow

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Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a community of overachievers. Rachel Maddow is insulted as an American that the Obamas can't stay in the presidential guesthouse.

Dana Perino

Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.

Maxwell Kennedy

Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.

Daniel Craig

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Fareed Zakaria

Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.

Bethany McLean

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Abderrahim Foukara

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Bishop Gene Robinson

A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from Obama's crazy-cool inaugural ball. Samantha Bee declares an end to frat boy humor, and Gene Robinson prays for Rick Warren.

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David Sanger

Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.

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Liam Neeson

Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama fails, and Liam Neeson visits the horse stable next door.

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President Jimmy Carter

Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.

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Gwen Ifill

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Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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P.W. Singer

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Lawrence Lindsey

The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's stimulus plan.

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Dev Patel

The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.

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Karen Greenberg

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Randall Balmer

Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.

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Walter Isaacson

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Thomas Ricks

Barack Obama gives thoughtful answers at a press conference. Samantha Bee meets a few robot soldiers, and Thomas Ricks says we'll be in Iraq for a long time.

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Daniel Sperling

The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.

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John Sununu

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Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.

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Ricky Gervais

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Tom Selleck

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Brian Williams

Fox News reports on a Joe Biden gaffe, and Congressman Rob Bishop opposes the "monkey bite bill." Hillary Clinton discusses poetry in Asia, and Brian Williams doesn't Twitter.

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Harold Varmus

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.

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Sandra Day O'Connor

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Joe Nocera

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Billy Crudup

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Nathaniel Frank

Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.

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Craig Mullaney

West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.

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Paul Rudd

Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.

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Jim Cramer

Jon and Jim Cramer prepare for their highly anticipated skirmish. Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud. Jim Cramer admits to his mistakes, and vows to do a better job reporting the financial market.

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Gen. Richard B. Myers

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers talks about his new book 'Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security'.

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Ian McShane

Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.

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Nandan Nilekani

Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.

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Jack Cafferty

Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.

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Seth Rogen

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Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.

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Peter Orszag

Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.

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Tom Zoellner

Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.

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Michael J. Fox

Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.

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Jehan Sadat

Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi

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William Cohan

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Segments: - - Guests: Author William Cohan talks about his new book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.

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Ron Darling

Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. Darling currently works as a color commentator for national baseball coverage on TBS as well as for the Mets on both SNY and WPIX. During his 13-year career, Darling amassed a 136–116 won-loss record, with 13 shutouts. He threw 1,590 strikeouts and had a 3.87 ERA. In 1985, he was picked for the All-Star team. Darling's weak point was control; he finished seasons in the top four in base on balls three times. He was considered one of the better fielding pitchers of the time, and won a Gold Glove Award in 1989. Darling had one of the best pickoff moves among right-handers. An above-average athlete, he was sometimes used as a pinch runner. In 1989, he hit home runs in two consecutive starts.

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Elizabeth Warren

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Ben Affleck

Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".

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Reza Aslan

President Obama releases the memos on America's handbook for torture. Lewis Black examines the TV networks that are reaching out to kids for Earth Day. Reza Aslan believes Al Qaeda is fighting a war of the imagination.

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Liberia's "Iron Lady," the first elected female head of state in Africa, discusses her new memoir, "This Child Will Be Great," with Jon.

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Philip Alcabes

Philip Alcabes is an infectious-disease epidemiologist who talks about his new book 'Dread: How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu'.

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Richard Beeman

Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.

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Christine Lagarde

France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.

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Clifford D. May

The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.

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Hugh Jackman

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Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

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Denis Leary

Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.

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Fareed Zakaria

Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.

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George Stephanopoulos

The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.

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Ken Salazar

The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.

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Frank Partnoy

Financial commentator and author of "The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals", Frank Partnoy is on the show tonight.

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Tom Hanks

Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.

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Ambassador Husain Haqqani

Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.

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Lisa P. Jackson

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.

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Sarah Fisher

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Newt Gingrich

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Elizabeth Edwards

Michael Steele says gay marriage is bad for small business, and President Obama sets a national fuel efficiency standard. John Oliver defends England's moat scandal, and Elizabeth Edwards fights for health care.

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Larry King

One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.

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Bob Woodruff

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P.J. O'Rourke

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Michael Lewis

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Will Ferrell

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Gretchen Peters

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Peter Schiff

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Saad Mohseni

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Katie Couric

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Ed Helms

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Tom Folsom

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Peter Laufer

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Mike Huckabee

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Bill Russell

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Larry David

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Reza Aslan

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Cameron Diaz

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Dr. Oliver Sacks

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Mike Kim

The U.S. leaves Iraq like a houseguest who broke something, and Dick Cheney complains about his own troop withdrawal timeline. Jon hands out Rippy Awards for the media's outstanding coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Mike Kim discusses his mission to help North Koreans escape to China.

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Justin Fox

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Robert Kenner

Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.

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Rep. Barney Frank

The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.

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Peter Mancall

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Kathleen Sebelius

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Robert Glennon

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Brian Williams

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Steven Chu

Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

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Kevin Nealon

The controversy over Barack Obama's birth certificate lives on six months into his presidency. "Good Morning America" solves the mystery of Michael Jackson's lost corpse, and Kevin Nealon would never engage in autoerotic asphyxiation.

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