Friday News Roundup

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

September 16, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories: President Obama traveled to battleground states this week to promote his new $450 billion jobs plan; eight GOP presidential candidates faced off in the Tea Party-CNN debate on Monday; and Republicans scored an upset victory in New York's ninth district, where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans three-to-one.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

September 9, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: A German court ruled that bailouts to troubled eurozone countries are legal; convoys of Libyan loyalists fled to Niger while the whereabouts of Muammar Gaddafi remained unknown; the U.S. announced it would keep 4,000 troops in Iraq after the withdrawal date; and a bomb exploded outside India's High Court on Wednesday, killing eleven people.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

September 9, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories: President Obama unveiled The American Jobs Act to a joint session of Congress; Republican presidential hopefuls sparred in a California debate; and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted of further action to bolster the flagging U.S. economy.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

September 2, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: Libya's embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi made a defiant speech on television, vowing to "keep fighting and never surrender" even as rebels gave loyalists until Saturday to surrender; the European Union announced plans for an oil embargo against Syria; and Iraq saw no U.S. casualties for the first time since the war began.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

September 2, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories: President Obama appointed a labor economist to replace Austan Goolsbee ahead of next week's address to Congress on jobs; GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman unveiled his jobs plan; and several states tried to recover from one of the top ten natural disasters in U.S. history.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

August 26, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: Rebel forces in Libya overtook the capital Tripoli and claimed to have Gadhafi surrounded; an Iranian court sentenced two American hikers to eight years in prison; and Indian social activist Anna Hazare's public fast against corruption entered its 10th day.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

August 26, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories: A CBO report predicts U.S. unemployment will stay above 8 percent until 2014; Rick Perry becomes the Republican frontrunner; and a rare earthquake in Virginia rocks the entire East Coast.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

August 19, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: President Obama called for Syrian president Assad to step down; Insurgents in Iraq killed 100 civilians there; and Libyan rebels advanced on Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

August 19, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories: President Obama said he would outline plans for a new stimulus program in September; the Justice Department is investigating S&P's mortgage ratings; Governor Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the GOP race; and Warren Buffet says rich people should pay higher taxes.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

August 12, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: England was rocked by the worst riots in decades; Syrian president Assad vowed to press ahead with his crackdown on protestors; and a NATO airstrike killed Taliban militants who downed a US helicopter last weekend.

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