The Newsroom (2012)

News of unrest in Wisconsin in February 2011 in response to the governor's call for budget cuts bubbles up during coverage of the ousting of President Mubarak in Egypt, and Neal finds someone who can provide updates from Cairo as the staff strive to give equal attention to both uprisings.

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- Yup, go. - Call the edit bay and tell them what's happening.

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- We have in state government-- - Right there.

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Ask him if he knows anything about the protesters

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Anyone with producer in their title, conference room.

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2:13.

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And every time the list goes up, Rudy's name is left off it.

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pool feed from the wires. I've seen the same footage

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- do I have to say I'm not going to play on that court? - and in print tomorrow.

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It's a daily distraction from what we're trying to do here.

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And you can trust him. He's gonna come through.

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- Don. - Charlie, let him do it.

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Yeah, I just set aside a five-minute block and let you and Will go at it.

#15 #16

Wade Campbell is her boyfriend. Wade's got political ambitions.

#17

Very graceful.

#18

She got drunk, made us watch Overboard,

#19

Here's your itinerary.

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Did we communicate about an hour ago?

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- Can you do that? - Yes, ma'am.

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Amen, every news outlet in the world is gonna be there.

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- No. - No, and when was the last time you quietly did anything?

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Dear citizens of these difficult times...

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where thousands of people are converging on the statehouse

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who killed hundreds in the last two and a half weeks?

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but you couldn't be both.

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What happened was I was with a guy for a long time

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- Have you tried contacting-- - All his contacts--

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No, we did this already.

#31

Fine.

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these groups spent a lot of money

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on his Supreme Court financial disclosure form.

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So do I. We can retrace his steps.

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- I'm sorry. - Shh, shh.

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Now get me somebody on the phone who-- Thank you.

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just to make sure it checks out, but, Will,

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who in turn are paying to fill hearing rooms

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$46,390.

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I hired the best EP in broadcasting

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Only the elite few

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and I will rededicate my life to ruining yours.

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1980, Ronald Reagan is elected president

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I might have a concussion, but still, I'm sorry.

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It's a little bit his, but mostly

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It's one big Jenga tower.

#49

Yeah. Everybody knows that.

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