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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 750 | 54m 44s

Tonight on the program, we examine the war in Afghanistan as Afghan president Hamid Karzai told United States troops to leave towns in the wake of the 16 civilian killings by a U.S. soldier. Also: Wall Street morality examined after a Goldman Sachs executive resigns, high frequency trading in novel form, water shortages in west Africa, and the Daily Download talks social media in politics.

Aired: 03/14/12 | Expires: 04/14/12
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