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United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
John covers the results of the Scottish referendum that took place the week before and explains why the policy of United States having embargo against Cuba doesn't make sense . The main story focuses on the Miss America pageant and their scholarships to women. John explains how outdated and absurd the requirements for the contestants are and to illustrate these problems, stages his own pageant with the help of a guest star - Kathy Griffin.
Aired: Sep 21, 2014 Genre: Talk Comedy NewsCasts: John OliverCreated By: John OliverProducers: John Oliver James Taylor Dan Gurewitch Jeff Maurer Jill Twiss Juli Weiner Joe Perota John OliverDuration: 40m Rating: 3.7 Country: United States of America, Mexico Production: Sixteen String Jack Productions, Avalon Television, Partially Important Productions
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01: POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola02: Capital Punishment03: Climate Change Denial04: The Right to Be Forgotten05: Net Neutrality06: FIFA and the World Cup07: Immigration Reform08: Dr. Oz09: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby10: Income and Wealth Inequality11: Incarceration in the United States12: Nuclear Weapons and the United States13: Native Advertising14: Payday Loans15: Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization16: Student Debt17: Scottish Independence Referendum18: United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 201519: Drones20: Civil Forfeiture21: Military Translators22: Sugar23: State Legislatures and ALEC24: The Lottery