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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 2820

Tonight on the program, we examine the nomination of Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chair of the Federal Reserve. Also: Apartments sit empty in San Francisco due to the shutdown, looking at workforces during the shutdown, immigration reform takes the stage once again, how on-demand television gives control to the consumer, and author Alice McDermott talks her new book "Someone."

Aired: 10/08/13
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