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December 12, 2015PBS NewsHour full episode

Dec 12, 2015 8:22 PM EDT

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Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: A pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions warming the planet is adopted at the Paris climate conference, Denmark leads the way toward energy independence with wind power, and a conversation with a top Justice Department official about the fight against international terrorism. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

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