Josh's Newspaper Clipping

Josh grabs a newspaper, tears out a photograph, and pins it to his vetting board cluttered with strategy notes. The newsprint image, edges frayed from the rip, joins candidate profiles in his office, marking a quick update amid Charlie's interruption.

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S4E22 · Commencement

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Josh rips a photograph from a newspaper—an immediate, decisive political gesture—and later sticks it on the vetting board. The clipping is the visual reminder of Bartlet's influence and the larger campaign-like decisions under discussion while the personal moment plays out.

Before: Part of a newspaper on Josh's desk/nearby; readable image available to be torn.

After: Ripped free and affixed to the vetting board as part of Josh's decision-making display.

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