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The West Wing :: La Palabra (06x18)

Episode Information

Title:

La Palabra

Episode #:

06x18

Production Number:

2T5018

Original Airdate:

Wednesday March 09th, 2005

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Episode Crew
Director:	Jason Ensler
Writer:	Eli Attie

Episode Summary

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Super Tuesday is approaching, and Santos flies to Sacramento in order to prepare -- if Santos fails to do well in California, his campaign will be over. While in Sacramento, Santos continues to work to push his health care agenda while he receives pressure from the press to take a stance on California's legislation that would provide driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, Russell decides not to travel to California; Donna tries to figure out why Hoynes refuses to campaign in California, then takes a bigger role in the Russell campaign by becoming the new spokeswoman.

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Guest Stars

Special Guest Stars
•Tim Matheson	played	John Hoynes	Recurring (17th appearance)
Guest Stars
•Alex Manette	played	Reporter #8	Recurring (first appearance)
•Becky Meister	played	Reporter #6	Recurring (third appearance)
•Charles Noland	played	Steve	Recurring (38th appearance)
•Gary Cole	played	Bob Russell	Recurring (17th appearance)
•Ivan Allen	played	Roger Salier	Recurring (19th appearance)
•Karis Campbell	played	Ronna	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Matthew Del Negro (1)	played	Bram	Recurring (first appearance)
•Penny Griego	played	Anchor #3	Recurring (10th appearance)
•Randy Brooks (1)	played	Arthur Leeds (as Randolph Brooks)	Recurring (21st appearance)
•Teri Polo	played	Helen Santos	Recurring (third appearance)
•Tom W. Chick	played	Gordon	Recurring (7th appearance)
•Castulo Guerra	played	Eddie Garcia
•Christine Avila	played	Reporter #4
•Dalia Phillips	played	Reporter #2
•Darcy Shean	played	Woman
•Edward Escobar	played	Man
•John O'Brien (1)	played	Reporter #9
•John Ross Clark (3)	played	Businessman
•Larry Cahn	played	Paul Hickman
•Ray Wise	played	Governor Tillman
•Steven Meek	played	Reporter #7

Main Cast

•John Spencer	played	Leo McGarry
•Bradley Whitford	played	Josh Lyman
•Janel Moloney	played	Donna Moss
•Joshua Malina	played	Will Bailey
•Alan Alda	played	Senator Arnold Vinick
•Jimmy Smits	played	Matthew Santos

Episode Notes

Stockard Channing (Abbey Bartlet), Dulé Hill (Charlie Young), Allison Janney (CJ Cregg), Mary McCormack (Kate Harper), Richard Schiff (Toby Ziegler), and Martin Sheen (President Jed Bartlet) do not appear in this episode.

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