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PBS News Hour

Friday, March 16, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 760 | 55m 13s

Tonight on the program, we examine Afghan president Hamid Karzai's latest actions in response to the 16 civilians deaths allegedly caused by a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. We talk to U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Kyle Crocker for more insight. Also: a town in bankruptcy, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's political news, and examining the trial involving a Rutgers student's suicide.

Aired: 03/15/12 | Expires: 04/15/12
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