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Friday, March 8, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 670 | 54m 31s

Tonight on the program, we examine the February jobs report which showed the best unemployment numbers in four years. Also: Osama bin Laden's son-in-law in court, world leaders attend Hugo Chavez's funeral, David Brooks and Ruth Marcus analyze the week's top stories, Sonia Sotomayor talks her book, and an author remembers the Japanese tsunami, two years later.

Aired: 03/07/13 | Expires: 04/07/13
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