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Friday, February 15, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 460 | 54m 33s

Tonight on the program, we take a look at two close calls with meteors today with Neil DeGrasse Tyson: one that struck Russia and injured over 1,000 people, and a football field-sized meteor that passed within Earth's satellite range. Also: President Obama talks gun control at home in Chicago, Mark Shields and Michael Gerson analyze the news, and talking cyber security with Janet Napolitano.

Aired: 02/14/13 | Expires: 03/17/13
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American Israeli held hostage by Hamas performs songs of survival and hope
Press pool declines to cover Trump in protest of his ban on news outlets
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's media attacks
Trump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says
How abortion drug restrictions make it harder to treat other conditions
News Wrap: FAA issues ground stops at major East Coast airports due to equipment failure
War correspondent Scott Anderson on the shifting landscape in the Middle East
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