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October 22, 2008

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius places Gov. Palin's selection as the GOP vice presidential nominee in historical context. Comedian-actor David Alan Grier describes his new show, Chocolate News, as In Living Color with a graduate degree.


Gov. Kathleen Sebelius

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius

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Kansas governor shares her thoughts on the choice of Gov. Palin as the GOP VP pick. (1:47)
 
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Full interview. (11:18)
 
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Named by Time as one of the nation's top five governors, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is the first daughter of a U.S. governor to serve in the same position. She co-chairs the National Governors Association's Securing a Clean Energy Future initiative and sits on the Democratic Governors Association Exec Committee. Sebelius previously served as a state legislator and as the state's insurance commissioner. Earlier in the '08 presidential campaign, she was rumored to be a contender for the Democratic ticket VP slot.


 

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

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Comedian-actor explains why he wanted to do his new Comedy Central show and describes how Tavis serves as inspiration for the sketch comedy. (4:06)
 
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Full interview. (11:14)
 
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Tony Award nominee David Alan Grier is a veteran of stage musicals and dramas, TV and numerous films, with extensive credits that include Dreamgirls and A Soldier's Play on Broadway and the features The Woodsman, Little Man and Bewitched. Many fans remember his memorable characters on the Emmy Award-winning series, In Living Color. The Detroit native and Yale School of Drama alum is creator, executive producer and host of Chocolate News, a new Comedy Central character-driven sketch magazine series.