A Hard Sell on Capitol Hill; Pakistan's Problems

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A Hard Sell on Capitol Hill; Pakistan's Problems

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Published on Sep 24, 2008, 11:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:50:36

Episode Description

The Bush White House today warns of economic "calamity" if Congress won't bail out Wall Street, but Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson are facing a skeptical Congress. Also, an unmanned American drone has crashed in Pakistan, where anger rages over this weekend's terrorist bombing and the Army is battling militants. On Reporter's Notebook, North Korea says it's about to resume its nuclear weapons program.

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