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December 30, 2015PBS NewsHour full episode

Dec 30, 2015 8:29 PM EDT

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Wednesday on the NewsHour, Bill Cosby is charged with sexual assault, stemming from a 2004 allegation. Also: Espionage amid Israel’s lobbying of Congress over the Iran deal, lawmakers make compromises to finish out 2015, the biggest scientific breakthrough of 2015 raises questions and taking control back from the food industry over what we eat.

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