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Tavis Smiley | Economist Alan Blinder | PBS

Duration: 14:10 (Full Program)
Program: Tavis Smiley #2348
Broadcast Date: Jul. 21, 2011

Princeton professor and former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors discusses the lack of meaningful national dialogue on the unemployment rate and shares his thoughts on how the U.S. can fix its jobs problem.

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Post Date: July 21, 2011