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Friday, December 21, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 3560 | 54m 32s

Tonight on the program, we examine President Obama's nomination of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. Also: we analyze the NRA's press conference, Congress goes home for Christmas after the House rejects Plan B, Shields and Gerson analyze the week's top news, Arne Duncan talks community ways to end gun violence, and students respond to the Newton, Conn. shooting.

Aired: 12/20/12 | Expires: 01/20/13
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