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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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A look at how overseas ballots are verified and counted in the midterms
Who's spending big, and where, in most expensive election cycle ever
News Wrap: New York AG appointed as special prosecutor in Cornell rape case
What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy
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