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Washington, D.C., apparently is a combination of lunatic asylum and day care center for petulant infants, HBO's new comedy series "Veep," which premieres on Sunday, April 22, probably won't change your mind. It just may relieve your frustration with some healthy laughter, however. If you hold the opinion, as many of us do these days, that BY JOHN CROOK The political sitcom, which marks the return of Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus to series TV, views events in the nation's capital from the perspective of former senator Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus), a career politician who seemed to be on the fast track to the White House until she was elected vice president. Since then, her political life has become a series of comic missteps in which even her best-intentioned efforts get lost in a maze of red tape and personal politics. In the first episode, for example, Selina is hopeful that her clean-jobs bill is sailing toward an easy approval, thanks in part to a revolutionary new line of eating utensils made from cornstarch. Unfortunately, someone forgot that cornstarch has a tendency to melt in hot liquids, and worse, the new disposable cutlery is threatening to alienate the plastics industry. And far worse yet, where does plastic come from again? Oil. Although HBO is the home of "Real Time With Bill Maher" and such right wing-riling original movies as "Recount" and "Game Change," "Veep" is refreshingly nonpartisan in the glee with which it picks its targets, largely because neither Selina nor any of her Washington colleagues are clearly identified by their political party. Series creator Armando Iannucci previously had similar bipartisan fun in his Oscar-nominated 2009 political comedy "In the Loop," and Louis- Dreyfus says the show can be enjoyed by viewers regardless of their personal politics. Uh-oh. 10:30 p.m. (HBO) Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out The fighter dis- cusses his life and career in an interview. (HD) SUNDAY 9:15 a.m. (HBO) 24/7 Mayweather/Cotto (ESP HDTV Part 2 of 4) MONDAY 8:15 a.m. (HBO) Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out The fighter dis- cusses his life and career in an interview. (HD) 7:00 p.m. (HBO) Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out The fighter dis- cusses his life and career in an interview. (HD) 7:30 p.m. (HBO) 24/7 Mayweather/Cotto (ESP HDTV Part 2 of 4) TUESDAY 10:00 p.m. (HBO) 24/7 Mayweather/Cot- to (ESP HDTV Part 2 of 4) WEDNESDAY 9:30 a.m. (HBO) 24/7 Mayweather/Cotto (ESP HDTV Part 2 of 4) 8:15 p.m. (HBO) Portrait of a Fighter: Canelo Alvarez Profile of rising boxing star Canelo Alvarez. (HD) This Saturday in the DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNT Y SINCE 1885 2 x 5" ad April 21 - 27, 2012 8:30 p.m. (HBO) Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out The fighter dis- cusses his life and career in an interview. (HD) THURSDAY 4:30 p.m. (HBO) 24/7 Mayweather/Cotto (ESP HDTV Part 2 of 4) The Daily News and North Valley Community Newspapers 2 x 3" ad © Tribune Media Services select TV 5 Fast, High Quality Repairs with 100% Satisfaction 915 Madison St., Red Bluff 530.527.6160 FRIDAY 4:45 p.m. (HBO) Portrait of a Fighter: Canelo Alvarez Profile of rising boxing star Canelo Alvarez. (HD) GOLF SATURDAY 10:00 a.m. (CBS-12) PGA Tour Golf Champions: Liberty Mutual Leg- ends of Golf, Second Round. From Savannah, Ga. (Live) (HD) DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Your "Local" Daily Newspaper Since 1885 To Subscribe Call Today! 1 x 2" ad 527-2151 Julia Louis-Dreyfus 12:00 p.m. (CBS-12) PGA Tour Golf Valero Texas Open, Third Round. From San Antonio. (Live) (HD) 2:00 p.m. (CSNBA) TV Team Golf SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. (CBS-12) PGA Tour Golf Champions: Liberty Mutual Leg- ends of Golf, Final Round. From Savannah, Ga. (Live) (HD) 12:00 p.m. (CBS-12) PGA Tour Golf Valero Texas Open, Final Round. (Live) (HD) HOCKEY SATURDAY 12:00 p.m. (NBC-24) NHL Hockey Wash- ington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, game 5. From TD Garden in Bos- ton. (Live) (HD) 4:30 p.m. (CNBC) NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues. Western Conference Quarterfinal, game 5. From Scottrade Center in St. Louis. (Live) SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. (NBC-24) NHL Hockey Con- ference Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (HD) 12:00 p.m. (NBC-24) NHL Hockey Con- ference Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (Live) (HD)