President Barack Obama to Appear as a Guest on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Thursday, October 18 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama will make his sixth appearance as a guest on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Thursday, October 18 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT, his second since taking office as President of the United States of America. President Obama's last appearance on "The Daily Show" was on October 27, 2010 when the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning series taped a week of shows in Washington, D.C. He has also appeared on October 29, 2008, April 21, 2008, August 22, 2007 and November 7, 2005.

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