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Friday, January 31, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 310 | 52m 47s

We take a look at the pressure building behind a final decision over the Keystone XL pipeline after the State Department released a report on there being no major environmental risks. Also: Grading Ben Bernanke's time at the Fed, the future for Syrian peace in doubt after talks come to end, advertisers follow football fans to mobile devices and Shields and Brooks analyze the week's top news.

Aired: 01/30/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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Brooks and Capehart on the Senate primaries in Texas
Clinton testifies he had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes: 'I would have turned him in'
The concerns and implications of Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout
Punch the monkey melts hearts after rejection and unlikely friendship
News Wrap: Pakistan says it's in 'open war' with Afghanistan
ICE spending billions to turn warehouses into migrant detention facilities
Why the Trump administration is clashing with AI firm Anthropic
With U.S. on brink of Iran attack, mediator asks for 'enough space' to reach deal
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