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Episode 116
20 HOURS IN L.A.
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Personal
Seeking support for her candidate Bill O'Dwyer of the California 46th, deaf political operative Joey Lucas came to the White House (see: "Take this Sabbath Day") and met with Josh. They got off on the wrong foot — Josh having been out the night before on a bender didn't help — but by the end of her stay in Washington Josh grew very fond of, and perhaps attracted to, Ms. Lucas.
Just before the State of the Union, Bartlet collapsed in his office with the flu and a 102 degree fever. The First Lady cancelled a trip to come look after the President, leading Leo to suspect there was more to the illness than a simple flu. After some prodding, Abigail confessed to Leo that Bartlet has multiple sclerosis. Only she, Leo, and select others know about it.
As Zoey prepares for her first semester at Georgetown, she starts dating Charlie. The President has increased Secret Service protection around his daughter and fears that she's in danger from racist groups who might attempt to harm her for dating a black man.
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Political
Bartlet met with Vice President Hoynes to discuss the upcoming senate vote on the Ethanol Tax Credit. It appears that the senate will deadlock, leaving the deciding vote to the VP who opposes the bill, where the President supports it.
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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. Rob Lowe, Richard Schiff, Allison Janney and Dule Hill also star. Jay Leno, Model/Actress/Writer Veronica Webb and David Hasselhoff guest star as celebrities attending the Hollywood bash.
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