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Friday, November 18, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 3220

Tonight on the program, as the deadline nears for a congressional super committee, a deal remains elusive for lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Also, we examine the efforts by the U.S. to engage Myanmar to adopt reforms and Paul Solman reports on Charles Darwin's economic influence. Finally, we report on the effort in Wisconsin to recall a controversial labor law and the analysis of Shields and Brooks.

Aired: 11/17/11
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War with Iran | PBS News Special Report
With U.S. on brink of Iran attack, mediator asks for 'enough space' to reach deal
Clinton testifies he had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes: 'I would have turned him in'
Brooks and Capehart on the Senate primaries in Texas
Punch the monkey melts hearts after rejection and unlikely friendship
The concerns and implications of Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout
ICE spending billions to turn warehouses into migrant detention facilities
News Wrap: Pakistan says it's in 'open war' with Afghanistan
Why the Trump administration is clashing with AI firm Anthropic
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