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Washington Post Editorial Slamming West Wing Inefficiency

Leo thrusts forward this creased Washington Post editorial page, its dense columns lacerating White House chaos—abandoned schedules piling up, West Wing derided as 'high school yearbook office,' Leo himself pilloried as 'substitute teacher'—newsprint edges curling under his grip as staff flinching eyes scan the indictments.

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S2E6 · The Lame Duck Congress

Senior Staff Frenzy: Lame Duck Treaty Push and Leo's Discipline

Tomorrow's editorial waved by Leo in rebuke, savaging West Wing chaos as 'high school yearbook office' and him as 'substitute teacher,' catalyzing two-page rule and underscoring external vulnerability amid internal frenzy.

Before: Upcoming publication

After: Cited as reform trigger in Leo's office

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S2E6 · The Lame Duck Congress

Bartlet's Aspirin Desperation Exposes Chaos; Leo Imposes Memo Discipline

Washington Post editorial thrust by Leo as indictment of Oval chaos—abandoned schedules, 'high school yearbook office,' Leo as 'substitute teacher'—catalyzing rule imposition and validating his clampdown on staff frenzy.

Before: Published/imminent in tomorrow's edition

After: Wielded as prop in Leo's office confrontation

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S2E6 · The Lame Duck Congress

Leo Ignites Lame Duck Offensive and Restores Order

Washington Post editorial previewed and lambasted by Leo—mocking schedules, yearbook chaos, himself as 'substitute teacher'—catalyzes rule imposition, externalizing internal disarray as media indictment spurring reform.

Before: Upcoming publication

After: Weaponized as reform trigger

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