Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: June 05, 2009
Overview
Guests: Actor and comedian D. L. Hughley, Council of Foreign Relations president Richard Haass, novelist Paula Froelich, journalist Jeremy Scahill, Fortune editor Matt Miller Topics: Obama's visit to the Middle East, terrorism, abortion debate and the murder of Dr. George Tiller, gay marriage, health care reform in the United States
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2009-06-05
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
June 05, 2009 is Episode 15 in Season 7 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2009-06-05. The runtime is 60 min.
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Guests: Actor Hill Harper, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, former House Representative Heather Wilson, documentarian Michael Pollan
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