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January 13, 2017PBS NewsHour full episode

Jan 13, 2017 8:17 PM EDT

Friday on the NewsHour...

Friday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks put distance between his views and their own. Also: How eight years of Obama's foreign policy shaped the Middle East, Mark Shields and David Brooks on the week's news, a new film recounts the horror and courage displayed in the Boston Marathon bombing.

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