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Monday, August 29, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 2410 | 54m 00s

Tonight on the program, cleanup crews pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irene left many Eastern states to face heavy flooding from the weekend's storm. Also, Margaret Warner talks to a reporter in Tripoli as reports emerge that Moammar Gadhafi's family has fled to Algeria, and we look at the controversy surrounding the Tar Sands pipeline. Finally, we examine what new data says about marriage.

Aired: 08/28/11 | Expires: 09/28/11
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