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PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 22, 2017

Season 2017 Episode 1141 | 55m 04s

Tuesday on the NewsHour, we look inside President Trump's new plan for America's longest war. Also: Tensions heat up ahead of the president's rally in Phoenix, why students are promising to pay back part of their future salaries, CEOs distance themselves from the commander-in-chief, a tiny solution for housing and a book on whether the U.S. and China are destined for war.

Aired: 08/21/17 | Expires: 09/21/17
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