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Friday, April 6, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 970 | 53m 47s

Tonight on the program, we analyze March's jobs report and the worse-than-expected numbers that came out of it. Also: Paul Solman examines the working world as well as workers' resolves, recently released recordings of former Saints coach Gregg Williams amid the NFL bounty scandal, Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru analyze the week's political news, and blues legend Buddy Guy.

Aired: 04/05/12 | Expires: 05/06/12
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Afghans stranded for a year by Trump's refugee freeze now caught in new war
U.S. sauna industry heating up as more embrace it for wellness
Electric grid faces political roadblocks as it struggles with data center demand
A look at evidence linking U.S. to Iranian school strike
New York explosive incident highlights challenge for agencies in wake of Iran war
As Iran shows no signs of surrender, U.S. launches 'most intense' day of strikes
As Iran war deepens, Khamenei’s son named new supreme leader
Iran’s Araghchi calls U.S. strikes a ‘failure’ and vows to fight 'as long as it takes'