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PBS NewsHour | Alan Simpson's Social Media Appeal for Budget Discussion | PBS

Duration: 05:10
Program: PBS NewsHour #10517
Broadcast Date: Dec. 12, 2012

Gwen Ifill talks to the Daily Download's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn about news via social media, including a video by Alan Simpson calling on Americans to use social media to express their views on budget deal negotiations. Plus the Pope -- someone with a lot of followers even before joining Twitter -- starts tweeting.

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Post Date: December 12, 2012