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Need To Know - Somali pirates, Sarah Palin

Somali pirates, Sarah Palin Somali pirates, Sarah Palin
We continue last weeks story on Somali pirates. Rick Karr explores the governments contradictory messages on nutrition. The U.S. military collects biometric data from Afghan citizens. Alison Stewart speaks with religious scholar Reza Aslan about the Middle East. Steve Brodner returns with an...
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1653690929/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false We continue last weeks story on Somali pirates. Rick Karr explores the governments contradictory messages on nutrition. The U.S. military collects biometric data from Afghan citizens. Alison Stewart speaks with religious scholar Reza Aslan about the Middle East. Steve Brodner returns with an... /episodes/get/2221 /episode/2221 Need To Know: Somali pirates, Sarah Palin /episode-player/2221
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Massachusetts mandate update
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Air date: 05/31/2013 Watch
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Debating the Second Amendment
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Air date: 04/26/2013 Watch
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