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Rina is a fictional character portrayed by Melissa Marsala in the TV series The West Wing.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Shutdown (season 5), they were 28 years old.
They appear in 6 episodes out of a total of 155 aired

Rina

by Melissa Marsala

character

Episodes6

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    Shutdown

    episode S5.E8 november 2003
    President Bartlet refuses to let Speaker of the House Haffley hold him hostage on the budget and allows the government to be shut down.
  • 7.6
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    The Benign Prerogative

    episode S5.E11 january 2004
    In inexplicably finishing the speech early Toby is left with nothing to do. However, the State of the Union speech needs testing, so Toby flies out to meet Joey Lucas to perform mall tests.
  • 8
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    Slow News Day

    episode S5.E12 february 2004
    Toby awakens at 3 a.m. with an idea of how to save the social security program for future generations, leading him to meet in secret with the president and volunteer to "touch the third rail" of American politics. Toby meets with influential Republican senator Gaines about putting aside partisanship in the interest of preserving the critical safety net, and he gets a favorable response, but someone who saw them together leaks the meeting to the press. Toby also gets Dem. senator Brainerd on board with assurances that both sides need to compromise and that the Republican agreed. Elsewhere, Josh tries to help boost the new v.p.'s profile and bland image by having him comically attack the same senator for his weak fundraising efforts. By day's end, both Gaines and Brainerd have publicly withdrawn from Toby's previously secret plan and publicly refused to consider the compromises they'd initially offered. The president angrily orders Toby to fix what he's broken, in response to which Toby submits his resignation letter to Leo. Toby finally sits down with Josh, who is livid at having been kept out of the loop on the s.s. matter, and they discuss the president's legacy and the greater issue of making a lasting impact for the American people, after which Josh recommends turning to Dem. senator Turner to reignite the agreement, leading to a bipartisan negotiation and the White House's realization that the good of the people has to trump any presidential legacy.
  • 7.8
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    Full Disclosure

    episode S5.E15 february 2004
    Press leaks lead to the revelation that former VP John Hoynes is about to release a tell-all book about the administration.
  • 7.6
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    Eppur Si Muove

    episode S5.E16 march 2004
    A Republican Congresswoman targets Ellie in an attempt to discredit the President; C.J. urges Abby to appear on Sesame Street; Josh works to keep a judicial nominee from withdrawing.
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    The Supremes

    episode S5.E17 march 2004
    A Supreme Court Justice dies, forcing the administration's hand on picking a desirable replacement who can be confirmed by a hostile Congress.