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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 950 | 52m 55s

Tonight on the program, President Obama and Republican lawmakers fail to break a federal budget impasse as a government shutdown deadline nears. We talk to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan who unveiled a plan calling for deep cuts in spending. Also, we have the latest on the turmoil in the Ivory Coast and get perspectives on the global reverberations flowing from the Arab uprisings.

Aired: 04/04/11 | Expires: 05/05/11
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Extras
Environmental justice advocate works to preserve her family's 100-year-old farm
In 'We Are the World (Cup),' Roger Bennett explores personal history with the tournament
Primaries in key states begin to shape the midterm matchups
News Wrap: House committee subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files
Sen. Katie Britt says Trump has the authority to 'finish the job' in Iran
'This gives us our power back,' survivor of clergy sexual abuse says of scathing report
Lebanese government and civilians caught in middle of renewed Israel-Hezbollah conflict
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
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