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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 490 | 53m 32s

Tonight on the program, we take a look at the deadly violence in Ukraine after clashes escalated. Also: a new study claims that ACT and SAT scores do not correlate with academic success, how political ads work, a small Caribbean factory struggles to pay its workers a living wage, all eyes on the ice in Sochi and Colorado women take aim at hunger through their cameras.

Aired: 02/17/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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