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PBS News Hour

Monday, February 25, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 560 | 54m 39s

Tonight on the program, we examine the looming sequester cuts and Congress' stalemate with President Obama. Also: the high costs of healthcare, Sen. Patrick Leahy talks Raul Castro and Cuba, India organizes one of the largest citizen registration drives for IDs, problems for the Vatican after a British Cardinal resigns, and if the White House is using social media to avoid the press.

Aired: 02/24/13 | Expires: 03/27/13
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