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Friday, October 18, 2013

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Friday, October 18, 2013

On our program tonight, a look at President Obama's new nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security. What qualities and experience might Jeh Johnson bring to the post? Also: continuing glitches for the online insurance exchanges, a discovery that changes our understanding of human evolution, remembering former House Speaker Tom Foley and the political analysis of Shields and Brooks.

10/18/2013 | Rating NR

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Ancient skull discovery offers researchers a view into past

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 6m 46s | 'Mind-boggling' ancient skull discovery offers researchers a view into the past (6m 46s)

Calls for Syrian conflict talks in Geneva

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 3m 27s | Andrew Tabler of the Program for Arab Politics at the Washington Institute on Syria. (3m 27s)

Detroit's InsideOut students and alumni perform their poetry

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 6m 56s | Detroit's InsideOut student and alumni perform their poetry. (6m 56s)

Glitches persist for online insurance exchange shoppers

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 8m 42s | Glitches far from fixed for online insurance exchange shoppers (8m 42s)

Glitches persist for online insurance exchange shoppers

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 8m 42s | Glitches far from fixed for online insurance exchange shoppers (8m 42s)

Jeh Johnson tapped for Homeland Security

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 10m 38s | Jeh Johnson tapped for Homeland Security (10m 38s)

Jonathan Lethem on American Communism in 'Dissident Gardens'

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 7m | Author Jonathan Lethem talks about American Communists in his novel, 'Dissident Gardens.' (7m)

Jonathan Lethem reads an excerpt from 'Dissident Gardens'

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 2m 4s | Jonathan Lethem reads an excerpt from his new novel, 'Dissident Gardens.' (2m 4s)

Looking back at Tom Foley's time as House speaker

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 5m 9s | Looking back at Tom Foley's time as House speaker (5m 9s)

News Wrap: Saudi Arabia rebukes UN Security Council

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 4m 36s | News Wrap: Saudi Arabia rebukes UN Security Council over Syrian conflict (4m 36s)

The Pope reaches out to the Jewish Community

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 3m 13s | Kim Lawton, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, on the Pope's overtures to the Jewish community. (3m 13s)

Shields and Brooks on the shutdown 'cease-fire' winners

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 12m 10s | Shields and Brooks on who will come out ahead after the shutdown 'cease-fire' (12m 10s)

Unearthed skull revises understanding of human evolution

Clip: 10/18/2013 | 1m 23s | Unearthed skull revises understanding of human evolution (1m 23s)

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