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Friday, July 6, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 1880

Tonight on the program, we take a look at June's dismal job numbers and examine the Obama and Romney campaign's response to the report. Also: Britain's Barclays banks investigated for rigging Libor rates, Libya holds its first parliamentary elections this weekend, David Brooks and E.J. Dionne discuss the week's top political news, and an opportunity for students to train with music greats.

Aired: 07/05/12
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Extras
Remembering pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta
Shock, anger and mourning in Spain after 2nd major train crash this year
New polls suggest surprising Democratic gains in red-state Senate races
News Wrap: Fed holds interest rates unchanged as inflation remains elevated
What's next for Israel after election produces political gridlock
How the Associated Press tracks and calls races on Election Night
Where key Senate races stand in the final days of campaigning
Democratic and GOP strategists assess midterm landscape in final week
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro flees to U.S. after election loss
America's long history of gerrymandering and its role in this year's midterms