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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 2970

On our program tonight, contractors who developed the online insurance exchanges testify their warnings went unheeded before the launch. Also: Germany's Angela Merkel confronts the U.S. about spying, EPA chief Gina McCarthy on U.S. energy policy, the importance of parents being involved in school, a GOP strategist discusses the future of his party and extreme protests against Chinese development.

Aired: 10/23/13
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