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On the night that President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is to deliver the State of the Union Address, the staff wrestles with the problem of Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) congressional censure. Also at issue is the anti-cancer initiative which the president may or may not include in his speech. Before the night is over, several other mini-dramas have played themselves out, including a conflict between Sam (Rob Lowe) and his ex-fiancée -- and current Vanity Fair correspondent -- Lisa Sherbourne (Traylor Howard), and the ongoing romantic tribulations between Josh (Bradley Whitford) and lobbyist Amy Gardner (Mary-Louise Parker).