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PBS News Hour

Friday, August 26, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 2380

Tonight on the program, Hurricane Irene bears down on the Eastern Seaboard as residents brace for what could be a historic storm. Also, we get the latest updates from Libya as rebels moved to consolidate recent gains but still met resistance, and we look at the long journey to unveiling for the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Finally, the weekly analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks.

Aired: 08/25/11
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