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Comedian Stephen Colbert waved to his fans at the rally. Carolyn Kaster/AP
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Jon Stewart spoke at the rally, a call for more moderation in politics. Carolyn Kaster/AP
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Thousands filled the National Mall for comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Carolyn Kaster/AP
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Rocker Ozzy Osborne performed at the rally. Carolyn Kaster/AP
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Buttons for sale at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall on Saturday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
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The crowd gathered Saturday morning by the reflecting pool in advance of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
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John Stewart:
The Daily Show host is said to have first talked about the idea of a rally in response to Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' rally back in August. His expert marketing of the rally began with an announcement that he would have an announcement "sometime in the near to not-so-near future," and has evolved into a world-wide event with simultaneous rallies being held in 1,008 cities around the world according to the official website. He is scheduled to come on stage at 1:05. Charles Sykes/AP
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President Barack Obama: Though the President appeared on the Daily Show, Wednesday, in a tough mid-term election for the Democrats the President will probably be tuning into the live online broadcast of the rally from a hotel room if anything. Charles Dharapak/AP
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Steven Colbert: The self-dubbed Rev. Sir Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A. will definitely be appearing at the rally, in character as always. Originally billed as a separate rally, Colbert's satirical March to Keep Fear Alive was merged with his Comedy Central cohort's rally, turning the Rally to Restore Sanity into the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Alex Brandon/AP/File
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Glenn Beck: The instigator of John Stewart's rally was surprisingly good natured (if boastful) when he said, "I hope that Ed Schultz, the AFL-CIO, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and whoever else wants to plan a march in DC have the same great success that we had with Restoring Honor." That said, it is unlikely the conservative TV personality will be attending the rally. Mark Welsh/The Arlington Heights Daily Herald/AP
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The Roots: The "jazzy" hip-hop group is scheduled to perform during the pre-show at noon. Matt Rourke/AP
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Oprah: The Queen of Daytime TV made a surprise appearance on the Daily Show earlier this month to announce her endorsement of the event, and even presented Stewart's audience members with free trips to the rally. She has not formally announced that she will participate or attend, but don't be surprised if she is one of the "speakers to be determined" on the current schedule. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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Rush Limbaugh: The conservative radio personality cheered the rally on most recently saying (tongue in cheek) that if he didn't know better he'd think Colbert and Stewart were working for the Republicans by luring so many Democrats away from their polling stations three days before the mid-term election. No doubt Limbaugh won't be lured so easily and will not be attending the rally. Brian Jones/Las Vegas News Bureau/AP/File
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Sheryl Crow: The singer is slated to perform at the rally for five minutes - enough for one song. Robert E. Klein/AP/File
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Tina Fey (l.) plays former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and actress Amy Poehler plays former Senator Hillary Clinton on 'Saturday Night Live' on Sept. 13, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/) Dana Edelson, NBCU Photo Bank/AP
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Mavis Staples is scheduled to perform during Jon Stewart's 'Rally to Restore Sanity' on Oct. 30. Newscom
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Sam Waterston is scheduled to perform during Jon Stewart's 'Rally to Restore Sanity' on Oct. 30. Newscom
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Jeff Tweedy of American rock band Wilco performs at the Way Out West music festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Aug. 14, 2009. Scanpix
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