Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: August 24, 2007
Overview
Guests: Actor Tim Robbins, journalist Michel Martin, writer Stephen Hayes; via satellite, Fmr Gov Mike Huckabee (Ark.) and New York Times correspondent Damien Cave Topics: Status of Iraq troop surge, Michael Vick dogfighting investigation, Utah mine collapse and response
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2007-08-24
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
August 24, 2007 is Episode 15 in Season 5 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2007-08-24. The runtime is 60 min.
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