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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 3580 | 54m 44s

Tonight on the program, we examine the UN Security Council's move to double the peacekeeping forces in South Sudan and talk to Ambassador Samantha Power. Also: Edward Snowden claims "mission accomplished," why fewer monarch butterflies are surviving their winter migration, if Common Core will succeed in centralizing student learning and students explore an entrepreneurial alternative to higher ed.

Aired: 12/23/13 | Expires: 12/31/69
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