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| 2012 MAY
May 18, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Americans Elect Folding, Preakness Predictions
In this week's Doubleheader, syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and NewsHour's Christina Bellantoni discuss the end of two campaigns.
 
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| May 11, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Lugar, NBA versus NHL
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the surprise results in the Senate race in Indiana this week, and consequences. On our lighter politics of sports segment, we also talk about how the NHL playoffs are defeating the NBA playoffs in ticket sales.
 
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| May 4, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Presidential Books, Mariano Rivera, Kentucky Derby Picks
The Doubleheader is back with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Since someone turned on the humidity in the D.C. area this past week, Hari Sreenivasan figured it might be time to get their opinions on a couple of books on presidents that you might want to check out this summer.
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| APRIL
April 20, 2012
Shields, Brooks on L.A. Times Soldier Photos, Jamie Moyer, Fenway at 100
In this week's Doubleheader, Mark Shields and David Brooks on whether the Los Angeles Times ought to have published the two-year-old photos of soldiers in Afghanistan posing with the bodies of a suicide bomber and two historical moments in baseball.
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| April 13, 2012
Shields and Brooks on NRA, Ozzie Guillen, #CoryBookerStories
Syndicated Columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks brave black cats and broken mirrors on Friday the 13th to talk about the NRA, Florida Marlin Ozzie Guillen and superhero Mayor Cory Booker with Newshour Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan.
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| April 6, 2012
'We Want His Head Sideways': Metaphor vs. Malice on NFL Sidelines
The NFL's so-called bounty scandal deepened Thursday when audio surfaced of a former New Orleans Saints coach encouraging players to injure specific opponents during a playoff game. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest revelations and the fallout with The Washington Post's Mike Wise and Northeastern University's Dan Lebowitz.
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| April 3, 2012
Post Kentucky, Assessing NBA's One-And-Done Rule
As Kentucky fans celebrate their latest basketball championship, the team's dominance has revived questions about the NBA's One-and-Done rule, which requires players to be 19 and just one year out of high school. Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the rule's controversy.
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| April 2, 2012
A Hard-Hitting Story: Young Football Players Take Big-League Hits to Head
Virginia Tech researchers placed helmets with sensors on 7- and 8-year-old football players and collected data on more than 750 hits to the head over a season. The findings are the first quantitative study of the acceleration and risk that young brains face in youth football. Special correspondent Stone Phillips reports.
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| MARCH
March 30, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Mega Millions, Tiger Woods, Presidential Endorsements
Mark Shields, David Brooks share their Mega Millions lottery numbers and answer whether endorsements matter anymore in the race for the White House
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| March 30, 2012
Pint-Size Football Players Are Taking Big-League Hits
Virginia Tech researchers placed helmets with sensors on 7- and 8-year-old football players and collected data on more than 750 hits to the head over a season. The findings are the first quantitative study of the acceleration and risk that young brains face in youth football. Special correspondent Stone Phillips reports.
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| March 28, 2012
Dodger Fans Hope Magic Johnson's 'Megawatt Smile' Can Turn Around Team's Fortune
Earvin "Magic" Johnson is part of a group that reached a deal Tuesday night to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2.1 billion. Hari Sreenivasan and Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times discuss the record-setting deal for one of Major League Baseball's more-storied -- and most-troubled -- franchises.
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| March 23, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Trayvon Martin, Saints, 'Mad Men,' 'Hunger Games'
Our dynamic duo of syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, who shock and surprise us every week with their vast knowledge of sports and pop culture weigh in again on this episode of The Doubleheader.
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| March 16, 2012
Shields, Brooks on Presidential Effects on Gas Prices, March Madness Mascots
We tackle a topic that has been bandied about for weeks as citizens across the U.S. face sticker shock at one gas pump after another. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on how much the president can really help lower gas prices.
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| March 14, 2012
In Different College Basketball Bracket, Study Finds Gap in Graduation Rate
Ahead of Thursday's tipoff of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, a study has found anew that the gap in the graduation rate between white and black players remains wide.
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| March 9, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Hawaii Caucuses, March Madness, Obama's Love of Sports
In this week's Doubleheader with with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, we have both a guest host and a disagreement over the merits of The New York Mets.
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| March 6, 2012
What Bounty System Scandal Means for NFL's Future
NFL investigators found the New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams had created a bounty program to reward players when they injured opposing teams' players. Hari Sreenivasan and Sports Illustrated's Peter King discuss other ongoing investigations and the implications for the future of the NFL.
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| March 2, 2012
Shields and Brooks on Fluke Comments, 100-Point Games, Ice Cream Addictions
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on radio host Rush Limbaugh's comments about Georgetown student Sandra Fluke over her testimony to Congress last week urging that insurers be required to cover contraceptives.
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| FEBRUARY
Feb. 24, 2012
Shields, Brooks on SuperPAC Donation Ethics, Ryan Braun, Civility, Oscars
Mark Shields and David Brooks tackle the sport of politics and the politics of sport. This week; Super PACs, Ryan Braun, Civility and the Oscars
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| Feb. 14, 2012
The Jeremy Lin Phenomenon
Jeremy Lin, a point guard for the New York Knicks and the first Chinese-American player in NBA history, is on a storybook run in his first four games as a starter. Ray Suarez and Jeff Yang of The Wall Street Journal explore how an unknown basketball player suddenly captured the attention of the NBA, the sports world and beyond.
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| Feb. 3, 2012
The Doubleheader: Newt, the NFL and Headbutts
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks assess the chances, fate and fortune of Newt Gingrich, and the consequences for Mitt Romney. They also lay down opposing views on who will win the Super Bowl, and we speak briefly about the tragedy of head injuries in the NFL.
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| JANUARY
Jan. 20, 2012
The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on S.C. Debates, Super Bowl Picks
The first edition of the Doubleheader for 2012 is here. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks tackle Topic No. 1 of the debates in South Carolina last night.
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