Shields and Brooks on the flagging labor force

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Shields and Brooks on the flagging labor force, foreign policy fights

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a mixed-bag jobs report boasting the lowest unemployment rate in five years, upcoming midterm primaries and critiques for President Obama’s foreign policy standing.

AIR DATE 5/2/14

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Nigerians unhappy with government response to Boko Haram

Good news in jobs report bolstered by shrinking workforce

Good news in jobs report bolstered by shrinking workforce

U.S. and Europeans unite to persuade Russia to back down

U.S. and Europeans unite to persuade Russia to back down

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Shields and Brooks on the flagging labor force

Shields and Brooks on the flagging labor force

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Kerry urges meeting between South Sudan rivals

Thousands of Senegalese boys forced into begging system

Thousands of Senegalese boys forced into begging system

Nigerians unhappy with government response to Boko Haram

Nigerians unhappy with government response to Boko Haram

Good news in jobs report bolstered by shrinking workforce

Good news in jobs report bolstered by shrinking workforce

U.S. and Europeans unite to persuade Russia to back down

U.S. and Europeans unite to persuade Russia to back down

Bryan Cranston shifts from 'Breaking Bad' to Broadway

Bryan Cranston shifts from 'Breaking Bad' to Broadway

Shields and Brooks on the flagging labor force

Shields and Brooks on the flagging labor force

Kerry urges meeting between South Sudan rivals

Kerry urges meeting between South Sudan rivals

Thousands of Senegalese boys forced into begging system

Thousands of Senegalese boys forced into begging system

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