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PBS News Hour

Monday, December 31, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 3660 | 53m 52s

Tonight on the program, we examine what will happen with the fiscal cliff as the House said it would not vote today. Also: Secretary Clinton was admitted to hospital with a blood clot, a look back at President Obama's re-election campaign in ebook form, how after-school jobs keep young adults in school, the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and historians look back at 2012.

Aired: 12/30/12 | Expires: 01/30/13
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