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Jon Stewart, Health Policy Wonk

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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