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Need To Know | Fri., April 15, 2011 | PBS

Duration: 54:00 (Full Program)
Program: Need to Know #149
Broadcast Date: Apr. 15, 2011

One year after the BP oil spill, we revisit families and business owners affected by the crisis and talk to experts about the spill's impact on the environment and energy policy. Plus: A follow-up to our "Fixing America" series on how to fix American education. And Jon Meacham calls for the repeal of the provision in the Constitution that allows only native-born Americans to run for president.

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Post Date: April 15, 2011