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PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Friday, August 15, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 2270 | 54m 00s

Tonight on the program, we continue to look at the situation in Ferguson, Missouri and examine why it is difficult to retain a diverse police force across the nation. Also: David Brooks and Ruth Marcus analyze the week's political news, a look back at the triumphs and costs of the Panama Canal 100 years later and how violence and waterborne disease are plaguing South Sudan.

Aired: 08/14/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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Extras
National debt nears $40 trillion: How we got here and why it matters
Instead of selling, business owner donates company to trust for charity
Trump lashes out at South Korea over its refusal to join Iran war
Where the Iran war stands as 60-day window to reach peace deal expires
Scientists explore large-scale geoengineering to slow glacier melt
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on primary races to watch in Florida and Alaska
News Wrap: 7 dead after storms and catastrophic floods in Midwest
Remembering the life and career of Hayden Panettiere
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