PBS NewsHour

Friday, December 27, 2013

12/27/2013 | 54m 35s  | Video has closed captioning.

Tonight on the program, we examine a deadly bombing in Beirut which killed a prominent politician who was a critic of Hezbollah. Also: Protests erupt in Turkey over corruption probe into the government, what's at stake for Americans struggling to climb the economic ladder, Shields and Gerson talk the political lessons of 2013 and Mali's Rokia Traoré mixes up musical influences in her new album.

Aired: 12/27/13

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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