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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 180 | 55m 11s

Tonight on the program, we examine the Obama Administration's opposition to the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline that would run from Canada to Texas. Also: will Mitt Romney release his tax returns, the ongoing relationship crisis between the United States and Iran, historic murals in San Francisco fading due to fog and neglect, and looking at the purpose of private equity firms.

Aired: 01/17/12 | Expires: 02/17/12
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A look at Mullin’s rise from MMA fighter to MAGA warrior and DHS nomination
LA port chief on how the Iran war is impacting global trade
News Wrap: Cuba slowly restoring power as Rubio calls for new leadership
Venezuela’s historic run meets USA in World Baseball Classic final
Strikes kill high-level Iranian officials in another blow to country's leadership
Who is Joe Kent, the counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war?
Mideast analysts on Iran’s leadership after Larijani's death
What Joe Kent’s resignation says about U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism efforts
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