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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.

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  • Originally Aired February 4, 2004
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Production Code 176062
  • Network NBC
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Name Type Role
Eli Attie Writer
Michael Nouri Guest Star
John J. Dalesandro Guest Star
Scott Allan Campbell Guest Star
James Ingersoll Guest Star
Kate Burton Guest Star
Joaquim de Almeida Guest Star
Josef Sommer Guest Star
Julie Hébert Director