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PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 19, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 500 | 54m 16s

Friday on the NewsHour, with less than 24 hours to go before polls open in South Carolina’s Republican primary, trailing GOP contenders make one last push for support. Also: a look at South Carolina’s sharp-edged political scene, Shields and Brooks talk the week in politics, Europe works to save refugees in the Aegean Sea, how Iran will choose its next Supreme Leader and the legacy of Harper Lee.

Aired: 02/18/16 | Expires: 03/20/16
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