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Friday, January 4, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 40 | 54m 32s

Tonight on the program, we examine the December jobs report that showed another 150,000 jobs added in the past month. Also: the Syrian civil war hits a bloody two-year mark, a new retention program in schools requiring students to be able to read before moving on from third grade, pushback on President Obama's cabinet frontrunner Chuck Hagel, and Shields and Brooks analyze the week's top stories.

Aired: 01/03/13 | Expires: 02/03/13
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