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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode September 12, 2015

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Trump's first victim? Perry exits in early 2016 shake-up

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

A day after Rick Perry, Texas' longest serving governor, ended his second Republican presidential run with a whimper, Trump marked the shake-up by embracing his role as his party's 2016 bully on Saturday.

Clinton had right to delete personal emails, Justice Dept. affirms

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had the right to delete personal emails from her private server, the Justice Department told a federal court.

In wake of Colorado spill, EPA suspends work at 10 mining sites

By Associated Press

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to suspend investigations and some cleanup work at 10 mining locations with similarities to a mine involved in a 3-million-gallon wastewater spill near Silverton, Colorado, in August.

Pentagon, White House, Congress roiled by bid to shut Guantanamo

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Obama administration's struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and Pentagon officials are blaming each other for the slow progress releasing approved detainees and…

For some GOP candidates, better to be with the pope than against him

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have deep policy differences with Pope Francis, but the senators will break off campaign travel to attend his address to Congress later this month, a centerpiece of his eagerly anticipated visit to the…

Spike in number of immigrants losing health law coverage

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

A change in government procedures has led to a big jump in people losing coverage under the Obama health care law because of immigration and citizenship issues.

Shields and Brooks on U.S. reaching out to refugees, Iran deal assurance

By PBS News Hour

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including whether the U.S. has a responsibility to take in Syrians displaced by war, Senate Democrats’ blocking of a GOP resolution…

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Perry to exit 2016 Republican presidential race

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is dropping out of the 2016 campaign for president.

House goes on record against Iran nuclear deal

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

The Republican-led House cast largely symbolic votes on Friday against the Iran nuclear deal, one day after the Senate ensured that the administration can implement the accord without congressional interference.