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Friday, March 9, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 690 | 54m 44s

Tonight on the program, we examine the newly released jobs report and what the numbers show about the unemployment rate in the United States. Also: remembering Fukushima one year after the disastrous earthquake, Mark Shields and David Brooks talk the week's political news, Need to Know showcases what to know about taxes, and talking to one of the few Americans inside the Fukushima plant last year.

Aired: 03/08/12 | Expires: 04/08/12
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News Wrap: Earthquake death toll in Colombia tops 260
'Act of terror': U.S. condemns Israeli settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank
Palestinian American family recounts siege of West Bank home by Israeli settlers
Baby elephant at National Zoo helps lead fight against deadly disease
Trump administration ends funding for Arctic climate report
DOJ deploys tactic to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship
How Trump's construction projects are changing Washington and costing taxpayers
Teacher empowers her students to see themselves as art
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