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Friday, February 21, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 521 | 54m 26s

On our program Friday, we examine the peace deal between Ukraine’s pro-Russian government and opposition leaders. Also: American governors take on states’ problems, an investigation into teen inmates being held in solitary confinement, the political analysis of Shields and Brooks and a look at the Russian national character in light of the Olympics

Aired: 02/19/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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Extras
Black midwife’s death highlights racial gap in maternal mortality
Minnesota leaders call for calm as protests escalate and Trump intensifies threats
What is the Insurrection Act? Explaining its powers as Trump threatens to use it
News Wrap: U.S. places new sanctions on several Iranian officials
Machado presents Trump her Nobel Prize as uncertainty surrounds Venezuela’s leadership
How Trump's attack on wind power is impacting the energy industry
White House slashes, then restores, funding to treat mental health and addiction
3D tech preserves and reproduces masterpieces, raising ethical questions
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