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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 2650

Markets plunge around the world Thursday amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Also, we get a report on the efforts of one Texas city to rebuild itself after a natural disaster and examine Turkey's efforts to boost its profile in the Middle East. Finally, the latest in our collaboration with the Economist Film Project and disaster aid sits at the center of a Congressional battle.

Aired: 09/21/11
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Extras
Environmental justice advocate works to preserve her family's 100-year-old farm
U.S. says it will strike deeper into Iran, saying war has 'only just begun'
Residents flee Iran's capital as agency says death toll in Tehran tops 1,000
Sen. Katie Britt says Trump has the authority to 'finish the job' in Iran
Primaries in key states begin to shape the midterm matchups
Lebanese government and civilians caught in middle of renewed Israel-Hezbollah conflict
News Wrap: House committee subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files
'This gives us our power back,' survivor of clergy sexual abuse says of scathing report
In 'We Are the World (Cup),' Roger Bennett explores personal history with the tournament
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