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S2E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

It's Big Block of Cheese Day again. Toby meets with World Trade Organization protesters, and CJ meets with a group of cartographers who want the standards for maps changed to be a more accurate reflection of geographical and political reality. Donna asks Sam to look into granting a pardon for a friend's deceased grandfather. Bartlet is having problems selecting a site for his Presidential library.

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The staff participates in " Big Block of Cheese Day," Toby is assigned to speak with a group of unruly anarchists protesting the WTO, C.J. meets with The Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality advocating for an inverted Peters projection, and a friend of Donna asks Sam to consider a pardon request for an alleged Cold War spy. Note: The episode title refers to the song " New York Minute " by Don Henley, which was used in the episode. Rob Lowe submitted this episode as an Emmy nominee for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Note: In the episode, Josh tells Sam that president Lincoln signed a pardon on the day of his assassination. However, in 2011 it was discovered that he had signed the pardon in question exactly one year before his death, and that the date was altered by an amateur historian.

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