Friday News Roundup

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

October 21, 2011

Homeland Security Sec'y. Janet Napolitano told Congress Wednesday she would begin reviewing select immigration cases as the U.S. deportation rate reached an all-time high; members of the Gang of Six met behind closed doors on Wednesday with the deficit super committee; and GOP presidential candidates sparred in a raucous debate in Las Vegas, Nev. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

October 14, 2011

The U.S. accused Iran of being involved in a plot to assassinate a Saudi diplomat and bomb two embassies in Washington; Slovakia ratified a eurozone bailout measure; and Italy's prime minister won a vote of confidence on his leadership. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

October 14, 2011

President Obama's jobs bill is blocked in the Senate. Congress approves long-awaited free trade pacts. And protests that began on Wall Street are echoing in cities across America. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

October 7, 2011

Germany pushed eurozone governments to support failing banks as thousands of workers marched against austerity cuts in Greece; Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution condemning the government crackdown in Syria; and the U.S. and coalition forces marked the ten-year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. A panel of journalists joins guest host Laura Knoy for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

October 7, 2011

President Obama challenged the House of Representatives to pass his $450 billion jobs bill, saying the nation is in an economic "emergency." Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R.-Va.) declared the bill dead on arrival and Senate Democrats proposed a millionaire surtax of 5.6%; Governor Chris Christie (NJ) and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin announced they were not running for president; and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died of cancer at age 56. A panel of journalists joins guest host Laura Knoy for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

September 30, 2011

Germany approves a stronger eurozone bailout fund. Russia's Putin positions himself to become president again. Syria's opposition asks for international help. And Israel defends plans for new homes in East Jerusalem. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

September 30, 2011

Congress avoids a government shutdown. The justice department asks the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the new health care law. And the possibility of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie jumping into the 2012 presidential race. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for the domestic hour of the Friday News Roundup.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

September 23, 2011

President Obama declared his opposition to the Palestinian Authority's bid for a U.N. vote on statehood; Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the U.N. a day after the release of two American hikers it had held for two years on spying charges; and thousands of Greek public-transport workers walked off the job Thursday in a 24-hour strike over austerity reforms. A panel of journalists joins guest host Steve Roberts for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

September 23, 2011

Republican presidential candidates debate in Orlando. The threat of a government shutdown intensifies. And the decades-long ban on gays serving in the military officially ends. A panel of journalists joins guest host Steve Roberts for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

September 16, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: A Taliban attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed 16 people (including six children); the European Central Bank said it would coordinate with the Federal Reserve to aid troubled euro-area banks; and Iran's highest court denied the release of two American hikers, which was promised by president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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