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Season: 1

Episode: 2

Title: Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc


WHITE HOUSE STAFFER JEOPARDIZES HIS BRIGHT FUTURE IN PURSUIT OF CALL GIRL -- Despite warnings from fellow office workers, infatuated White House staffer Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe) presses his luck when he continues to publicly pursue a high-priced call girl (guest star Lisa Edelstein) with whom he shared a night of passion. Press secretary C.J. Gregg (Allison Janney) tries to defuse a potentially nasty public clash between the President (Martin Sheen) and his willful Vice President (Tim Matheson) concerning the Veep's quotes about a bill favored by the chief executive. Exasperated political consultant Mandy Hampton (Moira Kelly) drowns her troubles when her only client ignores her advice and agrees to bottle up a key bill in committee that could have been costly for the President if put to a vote. The President forges a kinship with a young African-American Navy captain (guest star Reuben Santiago-Hudson) who's substituting for his regular White House physician - so much, in fact, that he asks him to assume the position on a full-time basis.

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