Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: April 04, 2008
Overview
Guests: Actor Esai Morales, fmr Labor Sec Robert Reich, Rep Barbara Lee (D-CA), CNN analyst Amy Holmes (election correspondent); via satellite, Sen Arlen Specter (PA) Topics: 40th anniversary of the King assassination, education in inner cities, Bush tax rebate and U.S. budget priorities, U.S. defense budget, abstinence education, investment in biofuels, bailout of Bear Stearns
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2008-04-04
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
April 04, 2008 is Episode 12 in Season 6 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2008-04-04. The runtime is 60 min.
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