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The Doubleheader: What's Obama's Real Goal for his Jobs...

Season 2011 Episode 2660 | 6m 08s

Mark Shields and David Brooks join Doubleheader guest host, NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian, to discuss the politics behind President Obama's ongoing campaign to get his jobs plan passed. The plan has little chance of passing, so why is the president traveling around the country to promote it, Chalian asks.

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