When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.

Governor Jim Farley

Helena Newman

Jack Buchan

Jimmy Cannon

The President

Mel Burgess

Jim Kalla

Vinnie Franco

Christina Fernandez

Alan Manieski

General Buford

Chief of Staff

Eddie O'Neill

Secretary of Defense

Amelia Sims

Colonel McNally

Kenya Nkomo

Matthew Langford

Sandy Collins

Arnold Tooney, Jr.
December 4, 1997

Governor Jim Farley

Helena Newman

Jack Buchan

Jimmy Cannon

The President

Mel Burgess

Jim Kalla

Vinnie Franco

Christina Fernandez

Alan Manieski

General Buford

Chief of Staff

Eddie O'Neill

Secretary of Defense

Amelia Sims

Colonel McNally

Kenya Nkomo

Matthew Langford

Sandy Collins

Arnold Tooney, Jr.

