Friday News Roundup

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Friday News Roundup - International

December 9, 2011

France and Germany urge E.U. governments to accept more central control over their budgets; Syria's President Bashar al-Assad denies ordering a crackdown on protesters; and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the U.S. of fomenting protests in Russia over election results. Moises Naim of El Pais, Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News and Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Domestic

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

December 9, 2011

President Obama traveled to Kansas to make a speech on the economy where he warned of rising wealth inequality and criticized Republicans for believing in "trickle-down" economics; Congress battled over how to pay for an extension of the payroll tax cut; and the Department of Health and Human Services overturned an FDA decision to make the "morning-after pill" available without a prescription. David Leonhardt of The New York Times, Laura Meckler of The Wall Street Journal and John King of CNN join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - International

December 2, 2011

The Federal Reserve joined other central banks around the world in a coordinated effort to make borrowing and lending cheaper for European banks; the British government closed its embassy in Tehran in the wake of rioting by Iranian protesters; and initial results of Egypt's first free election in 60 years point to an Islamist party victory there. Yochi Dreazen of National Journal, Mary Beth Sheridan of The Washington Post, and Hisham Melhem of Al-Arabiya join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Domestic

December 2, 2011

Finally some good news -- the U.S. unemployment rate drops to 8.6 percent. Legislators discuss with new urgency a bill to prohibit insider trading by members of Congress and their staffs. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain...

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

November 18, 2011

The deficit supercommittee remained far apart on the issue of taxes ahead of the November 23 deadline; GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich rose to the top of the polls; and an Idaho man was arrested after bullets were found near the White House. Diane will discuss the week's top national news stories with John Harwood of CNBC, Lisa Lerer of Bloomberg News, and Major Garrett of National Journal.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

November 4, 2011

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou met with opposition leaders and hinted he might drop his plan for a referendum on the E.U. debt deal; Syrian security forces killed dozens of people in the city of Homs, despite an Arab League agreement to curtail violence; and a French weekly was bombed after putting an image of Mohammad on its cover. Guest host Katty Kay of the BBC will analyze the week's top international news stories with James Kitfield of National Journal, Courtney Kube of NBC, and Robin Harding of Financial Times.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

November 4, 2011

Weekly unemployment claims dropped to their lowest level in five weeks; GOP Presidential candidate Herman Cain denied reports that he sexually harassed former female employees, and accused Gov. Rick Perry of orchestrating a smear campaign...

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

October 28, 2011

European Union leaders announced a new package of measures to confront the eurozone debt crisis; a moderate Islamic party won the first Tunisian democratic election; and the global population is expected to reach 7 billion in the next few days. Mark Landler (The New York Times), Susan Glasser (Foreign Policy magazine) and Hisham Melhem (Al-Arabiya) join Diane to talk about the week's top international stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

October 28, 2011

The U.S. economy grew 2.5 percent in the third quarter, the largest jump in a year; Republicans on the deficit supercommittee rejected a Democratic plan to cut the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years; and President Obama unveiled a new student loan relief plan. David Corn (Mother Jones), Jeanne Cummings (Bloomberg News) and Byron York (Washington Examiner) join Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

October 21, 2011

Muammar Gadhafi was killed in the Libyan city of Sirte on Thursday, following heavy fighting in the former president's hometown; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Kabul, Afghanistan, where she challenged Pakistan to crack down on terrorists; and Israel engaged in a historic prisoner swap that resulted in the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

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