DEATH IN THE POLITICAL FAMILY.Byline: - David Kronke Tonight, "The West Wing" must use the sad reality of John Spencer's death in December as part of its story line: Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. , Santos' (Jimmy Smits) vice presidential running mate running mate n. 1. The candidate or nominee for the lesser of two closely associated political offices. 2. A companion. 3. A horse used to set the pace in a race for another horse. , dies of a heart attack -- on Election Day. As voters proceed to the polls, both Santos' and Vinick's (Alan Alda Alan Alda (born January 28, 1936) is a five-time Emmy Award-winning, six-time Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actor. He is perhaps most famous for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the television series M*A*S*H. ) aides debate how to use Leo's untimely demise to their political advantage, to the candidates' horror. The vote goes down to the wire, naturally. Obviously, there's a lot, probably too much, going on in the episode, which ends on an odd note -- only Josh (Bradley Whitford) seems to feel the loss of his mentor at the episode's end. Airs at 8 tonight on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. (Channel 4). |
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