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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 2350

Tonight on the program, we examine news that if the United States does not pass a balanced budget by the end of 2012, the country could face another recession. Also: the presidential campaigns in battleground states, the dangers of Whooping Cough, and author Richard Ford discusses his new novel 'Canada,' about morality, murder and coming of age.

Aired: 08/21/12
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News Wrap: Former U.S. Olympian faces felony charge for alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones after Ukraine's strikes on oil infrastructure
Haberman and Swan on 'Regime Change,' their book on Trump's unconstrained 2nd term
How legal battles across the country could complicate the midterms
As Venezuela crisis deepens, Chef José Andrés feeds earthquake survivors and search teams
Hard-fought win raises hopes for U.S. in World Cup
A look at America's founding from the room where independence was declared
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