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Jon Stewart, Health Policy Wonk

By Diane Webber

Who knew comedian Jon Stewart was worried about essential health benefits? Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius found herself in the middle of a surprisingly substantive interview Monday night on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” — 16 minutes of full-on wonkery, about half televised and half for the Web audience only.

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Keep watching this second clip at least until you get to the pantomime moment: That’s the biggest laugh line of the interview.

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