Newsmakers

• A woman from Silver Springs, Maryland, who was shot in the right femur at Rosslyn [2.2].

• He runs one of the largest drug cartels in the world. Aguilar has produced fifteen billion dollars worth of cocaine in two years; murdered or ordered the murder of eight supreme court justices, a pro-extradition prime minister, and three federal police officers in Bogota; and from his prison cell he orchestrated the kidnapping of five U.S. DEA agents and the killing of their rescuers [2.13].

• A hockey player who is dating Mallory O'Brian. He has been plagued by injuries [2.9].

• A Georgetown student and friend of Zoey Bartlet's. He drives a Porsche.
• Arbor has a drug problem and was arrested outside a frat party and charged with felony possession and distribution. 
• His father is Bob Arbor, a major Democratic fund-raiser [1.18].

• Manhattan and Beltway socialite who had an affair with Vice President John Hoynes [4.21].
• On the strength of a two-page outline, Baldwin signed a low seven-figure deal with Random House for a tell-all book. She leaked classified information that Hoynes had told her to  Stu Winkle, a gossip columnist at the Washington Post [4.21].

• The Chancellor at Kennison State University, where students were killed by pipe bombs [4.3]. 

• A movie studio executive who worked for Atlantis and was CJ Cregg's client at Triton-Day. 
• He was upset because his studio only received two Golden Globe nominations and he dropped from third to ninth on Premiere magazine's list of the Top 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood. Becker didn't like CJ and insisted that Isobel fire her [2.2].

• Ray was one of the shooters in the Rosslyn assassination attempt that was shot and killed by Simon Donovan. He was fifteen years old [3.21].

• Opened fire in the United Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas, while looking for his estranged wife. He hit Harold Winter in the left shoulder [3.5].

• A leading Democrat and former friend of Leo McGarry's. Wrote an op-ed piece for The Washington Post calling for Leo's resignation, for the good of the party, after he admitted his treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. 
• Leo accused Blye of whoring for Atlantic Oil [1.13].

• A famous French chef who cooks for the president whenever he visits the White House. He specializes in a reinterpretation of classic Provençal cuisine [2.17].

• Had a license to carry a concealed weapon. When Darryl Bechtell opened fire in a church in Abilene, Texas, he returned fire with his 9 mm Glock and hit Melissa Markee [3.5].

• Of Marblehead, Massachusetts, Marion is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution who told the Boston Globe that she would boycott the DAR reception at the White House because Abbey's qualifying ancestor was a pirate/privateer [4.18].
• Jed calls her "Marblehead," and CJ calls her "Helena Hodworth Hooter-Tooter" and breaks into hysterical laughter when confronted with the esteemed lady herself [4.18].

• Member of a drug cartel executed under a federal drug trafficking statute; Cruz was convicted of three murders in Mexico and of a double murder and drug trafficking in a Michigan federal court. He received the death penalty for his crime.
• His mother's name is Sophia [1.14].

• Was scheduled to appear at the 1999 White House Christmas party [1.10].

• Famous tennis player whom Bartlet claimed worked for the U.S. Consulate in Vienna so she could be his partner in a game of mixed doubles against CJ and Toby once in Florida [1.5]

• A Frente jefe who demanded the release of Juan Aguilar from prison in exchange for the safe return of five DEA agent held hostage in Colombia [2.13].

• Celebrity who attended a Democratic Party fund-raiser at the home of Ted Marcus [1.16].
• Donna Moss is a big fan of his [1.16].

• Native American imprisoned for allegedly killing two FBI agents on a North Dakota reservation in 1977; Abbey wants Jed to pardon him, but Jed does not [5.11].

Laurie

• Though Laurie and Sam had a one-night stand, they are now just friends; She works as a high-priced call girl for Cashmere Escorts and as a part-time bartender to put herself through law school and understands that her job might put Sam in political jeopardy [1.1].
• Laurie's not a drug person, but she loves pot [1.1].
• She's broken the law in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and occasionally Pennsylvania, but she has never committed a federal crime [1.2]; she uses the name Brittany Rollins with clients [1.7].
• She graduated from GWU law school. She was photographed embracing Sam by a tabloid, thanks to her traitorous friend, Janeane. If she passes her bar exam, President Bartlet promised that the U.S. attorney general would personally see to it that she's admitted to the bar [1.21].

Notable Quotes

"You're the good guys. You should act like it." [1.10]

• Celebrity who attended a Democratic Party fund-raiser at the home of Ted Marcus [1.16].

• A member of West Virginia White Pride and an accomplice to the attempted assassination of Charlie Young. He served as the lookout on the ground. 
• Leroy was arrested shortly after the shooting and gave a statement to police [2.1].

• Gay Minnesota high school senior who was stripped naked, tied to a tree, and had rocks and bottles thrown at his head by his 13-year-old assailants while they made him recite Hail Marys. Lydell died from his injuries [1.10].

• Parents of Lowell Lydell. He sells dental supplies in the Twin Cities. 
• Jonathan doesn't support President Bartlet because of his weak stance on gay rights [1.13].

• Shot in the crossfire at the United Baptist Church, Abilene, Texas. She died a day before her ninth birthday. [3.5].

• A young boy who appeared on TV with the first lady because he created the Children's Crusade against child labor when his pen-pal in India was indentured to pay off twenty-five dollars that his mother had borrowed [1.17].

• An Algerian-born terrorist arrested at the Canadian border with ten two-ounce jars of nitroglycerin [2.18].

• Served in Korea with Leo; when they were shot down over Hanoi and Leo's leg was broken, O'Neil dragged Leo around the jungle for three days before they were rescued [5.14].
• He was named Humanitarian of the Year by a Chicago business association, and Leo flew out to deliver a speech in his honor [5.14].
• As a corporate CEO of a military-industrial company, O'Neil made a little over $11 million with bonuses for his performance; he was the target of a Congressional investigation for violating the rules for bidding, and admitted his culpability to Leo [5.14].

• Celebrity who attended a Democratic Party fund-raiser at the home of Ted Marcus [1.16].

• Was tapped to play Santa Claus at the 1999 White House Christmas party, despite recent weight loss [1.10].

• Movie producer who was angered when the White House refused to screen his controversial film, Prince of New York [2.15].

• An off-duty police officer who was recognized by the president during the State of the Union speech for a recent act of heroism at an elementary school. 
• It came out that he had an official reprimand on his record 17 years ago for excessive force: He was pursuing suspect Walter Tappis on foot after an armed robbery and apprehended him, during which Tappis broke Sloan's hand and nose. Tappis sued the city for five million dollars, claiming that Sloan kicked him repeatedly while he was handcuffed and broke his leg, but the case the was thrown out and Sloan was absolved by a grand jury. Tappis was nineteen years old, 6'2", 190 pounds, and he won two bronze medals at the state high school track-and-field championships, and Sloan maintains he never would have apprehended him if his leg wasn't already fractured. The Detroit Police Department cited him for excessive force to calm down the black community. 
• He has a wife and kids [2.13].

• Executive advisor for the Orioles who went on a date with Representative Andrea Wyatt. [1.20]

• An African-American stand-up comedian and Bartlet supporter who raised money, registered voters and appeared in commercials in support of Bartlet. 
• During the campaign he was performing for Bartlet and told a joke about New York City cops shooting a black man. He was labeled "Hollywood sleaze" by the press and the Bartlet campaign denied that the candidate laughed at the joke, even though he did. 
• Two years later, Sykes was asked to host the Will Rogers Dinner, but CJ asked him to decline. He agreed, so as not to embarrass the president [2.12].

• State prisoner pardoned by Jed when he was a new Governor; it's implied that Turner may have killed after his pardon, from Jed's regretful mention of Turner's victims family [5.11].

• Works for a company named Redstar, which gave him a $35 million tax-free retention bonus [4.3].

• Celebrity who attended a Democratic Party fund-raiser at the home of Ted Marcus [1.16].

• A chemistry professor and persecuted Chinese Christian who fled to the United States in a container ship [2.8].

• The crazy federal district court judge who ruled in Sullivan v. Commission on Presidential Debates that third party candidates should be allowed to participate in the debates.
• Wengland used the non-word "favoristic," which Toby took exception to, but which Sam pointed out was probably not an appealable offense [4.3].

• Was shot in the left shoulder by Darryl Bechtell [3.5].

• Famous cellist who was scheduled to perform at the state dinner for the President of Indonesia [1.7].
• He played the Bach Suite in G Major at the 2000 congressional Christmas party [2.10].