Friday, November 29, 2013
11/29/2013 | 54m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Retailers deal with short holiday shopping season with early, extended Thanksgiving hours.
On our program tonight, some retailers decided to fight a short holiday shopping season with early and extended hours on Thanksgiving. We analyze the social and economic impact of that strategy. Also: a goal to end illiteracy using e-readers, a space program that captures out-of-this-world images, assessing the state of U.S.-Pakistan relations and the political analysis of Shields and Brooks.
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Friday, November 29, 2013
11/29/2013 | 54m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
On our program tonight, some retailers decided to fight a short holiday shopping season with early and extended hours on Thanksgiving. We analyze the social and economic impact of that strategy. Also: a goal to end illiteracy using e-readers, a space program that captures out-of-this-world images, assessing the state of U.S.-Pakistan relations and the political analysis of Shields and Brooks.
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