
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
2/1/2012 | 55m 6s
PBS NewsHour for Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tonight on the program, we examine the spending numbers between the GOP presidential candidates and the numerous Super PACs involved. We then talk with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan about President Obama's refinancing proposal. Also: gang member turned professor on helping students, Facebook stock going public, and a 'mammoth' discovery of fossils in Colorado.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
2/1/2012 | 55m 6s
Tonight on the program, we examine the spending numbers between the GOP presidential candidates and the numerous Super PACs involved. We then talk with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan about President Obama's refinancing proposal. Also: gang member turned professor on helping students, Facebook stock going public, and a 'mammoth' discovery of fossils in Colorado.
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