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Friday, June 8, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 1600 | 54m 24s

Tonight on the program, we examine Europe's continuing debt crisis and how it could affect the U.S. economy. Also: continued strife in Syria after more killings, soda and junk food causing tooth decay in El Salvador, Shields and Brooks discuss the week's political news, and Triple Crown hopes were dashed after "I'll Have Another" is scratched from this weekend's Belmont Stakes.

Aired: 06/07/12 | Expires: 07/07/12
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Black midwife’s death highlights racial gap in maternal mortality
Minnesota leaders call for calm as protests escalate and Trump intensifies threats
What is the Insurrection Act? Explaining its powers as Trump threatens to use it
News Wrap: U.S. places new sanctions on several Iranian officials
Machado presents Trump her Nobel Prize as uncertainty surrounds Venezuela’s leadership
How Trump's attack on wind power is impacting the energy industry
White House slashes, then restores, funding to treat mental health and addiction
3D tech preserves and reproduces masterpieces, raising ethical questions
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