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Friday, March 7, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 660 | 54m 27s

On the NewsHour Friday, the Labor Department’s February employment report exceeded the economists’ expectations. We examine the boost from 175,000 added jobs. Also, Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey discusses pressing matters for the military, Mark Shields and Michael Gerson analyze the week’s political news and Miles O’Brien shares news of a serious injury and how he is coping.

Aired: 03/06/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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News Wrap: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
How the Mayo Clinic is using improv to engage dementia patients
Latvia's foreign minister warns of Russian sabotage acts in Europe
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Gaza's traumatized youth search for glimmers of hope in devastated homeland
Lindsay Clancy trial draws attention to postpartum mental health
Jan. 6 rioters pursue new path for payments from Trump administration
How melting glaciers contributed to the flooding disaster in the Himalayas
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