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Play of the Day: The Sequester is Not a Game. Not Even Risk.

The Daily Show devotes an entire segment to sequestration’s effects on Defense.

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Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau is leaving his job at the White House to pursue a screenwriting career and Late Nigh t’s Jimmy Fallon has footage of his first production. Jay Leno took a shot at Congress’ inability to make any noise on gun control. On Conan , fears of UAV strikes forces host Conan O’Brien to stop his Obama jokes. On The Daily Show , Jon Stewart looked at budget problems at two agencies, including Patrick Donahoe’s reaction to the Postal Service’s money problems.

Fast forward to 3:25 to see the trickle-down effects of sequestration on the lingerie industry.