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Friday, October 18, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 2910

On our program tonight, a look at President Obama's new nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security. What qualities and experience might Jeh Johnson bring to the post? Also: continuing glitches for the online insurance exchanges, a discovery that changes our understanding of human evolution, remembering former House Speaker Tom Foley and the political analysis of Shields and Brooks.

Aired: 10/17/13
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In Kentucky's coal country, a community is working to heal political divisions
Democratic and GOP strategists on what the parties learned from voters
Voters sent Washington a message to put 'everyday Americans first,' Jeffries says
What the election results signal for next year's midterms
Supreme Court justices question Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs
Trump's unpopular, harmful policies fueled Democratic wins, says Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi
News Wrap: Wing caught fire and engine fell off UPS plane before crash, investigators say
Democrats dominate in first election since Trump's return to White House
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