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Boston Bombers

Season 9 • 04/22/2013

Police close down Boston to start a massive manhunt for brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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05:57

Richard Engel
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NBC's chief foreign correspondent talks about visiting South Korea, traveling back in time in North Korea, and being taken hostage in Syria.
04/18/2013
01:56

Boston Marathon "Bag Men"
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Concrete information about the terror attacks in Boston has been slow in coming, but the New York Post doesn't let lack of facts get in the way of reporting them.
04/18/2013
07:29

The Bucket Maiden Voyage
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A game-changing innovation allows Stephen to interact with the unwashed masses in Times Square.
04/18/2013
00:11

Sign Off - The Bucket
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Jay the Intern waves goodnight.
04/18/2013
01:59

Toronto Terror Plot
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police thwart an Al Qaeda-inspired train attack, so Shep Smith shows Canada proper respect.
04/22/2013
00:36

Intro - 4/22/13
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Boston pulls through tragedy, the George W. Bush Library opens its doors, and Michael Pollan talks about his book, "Cooked."
04/22/2013
03:17

George W. Bush Presidential Library
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The George W. Bush Library features 43,000 artifacts, 200 million e-mails and a presidential "Choose Your Own Adventure."
04/22/2013
06:09

Michael Pollan
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"Cooked" author Michael Pollan explains that the most important thing about one's diet is not a nutrient -- it's an activity.
04/22/2013
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
04/22/2013
04:13

Tiny Triumphs - Infrastructure & River Pollution
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According to the ASCE Report Card, America can now proudly say that only 25% of its bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
04/22/2013
04:38

Boston Bombers
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The Boston manhunt marks the first time an American city has been completely shut down, and some confuse the bombers' birthplace of Chechnya with the Czech Republic.
04/22/2013
00:07

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
04/23/2013
04:19

Austerity's Spreadsheet Error - Thomas Herndon
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Graduate student Thomas Herndon identifies little staggering omissions in a prominent academic paper, "Growth in a Time of Debt."
04/23/2013
07:43

Austerity's Spreadsheet Error
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Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff's 2010 debt study inspires austerity around the world, but grad student Thomas Herndon debunks the results.
04/23/2013
05:48

Eric Schmidt
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Google's executive chairman discusses his book, "The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business."
04/23/2013
03:01

Scoobygate
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie blatantly lies about his past to one of his constituents and derails his 2016 election ambitions.
04/23/2013
00:07

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen sends a tweet.
04/24/2013
05:20

Danica Patrick
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NASCAR driver Danica Patrick explains how racing is a cardio workout.
04/24/2013
08:20

Bill Clinton's Twitter Lessons
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Since Twitter is the Jell-O of human expression, President Clinton decides to launch his account, @BillClinton, and he take some pointers from Stephen.
04/24/2013
03:37

Tiny Triumphs - NASA's Giant Penis Doodle
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America takes a pristine planet 140 million miles away and scribbles on it like it's the face of a passed-out frat boy.
04/24/2013
03:28

AP Twitter Hack
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A group called the Syrian Electronic Army sends a fake tweet about explosions at the White House, triggering a mini flash crash.
04/24/2013
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