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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 1880 | 54m 34s

High-level lawmakers said Thursday's meeting at the White House marks the beginning of the end game in reaching a final deal on the deficit. Also, we examine the fallout from the phone hacking scandal at London's News of the World and President Obama changes course on condolence letters for suicides in the military. Finally, we look at the impact of a hall fame NFL player off of the field.

Aired: 07/06/11 | Expires: 08/06/11
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