Abu el Banat

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“Abu el Banat”
The West Wing episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 97
Guest stars	Lily Tomlin Dylan Baker Elisabeth Moss Annabeth Gish Steven Eckholdt Nina Siemaszko Ron Canada NiCole Robinson Mark Moses
Written by	Debora Cahn
Directed by	Lesli Linka Glatter
Production no.	176059
Original airdate
Season 5 episodes
7A WF 83429 The Dogs of War Jefferson Lives Han Constituency of One Disaster Relief Separation of Powers Shutdown Abu el Banat The Stormy Present The Benign Prerogative Slow News Day The Warfare of Genghis Khan An Khe Full Disclosure Eppur Si Muove The Supremes Access Talking Points No Exit Gaza Memorial Day
List of The West Wing episodes

"Abu el Banat" is episode 97 of The West Wing.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

As the entire Bartlet clan gathers for the White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony (though Ellie's late, as usual), Christian missionaries are arrested in Sudan for proselytizing. Meanwhile, the DEA has suspended the license of a doctor who assisted with the suicide of a terminally ill patient in Oregon (where it is legal), and Bartlet's attorney general is siding with the DEA; and Bartlet's son-in-law, Doug Westin, has decided to run for Congress. He won't get White House backing.