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Need to Know 9/28/12

Season 2 | 3m 46s

President Barack Obama won Virginia by just over 6% in 2008 and was the first Democrat to win the state since 1964. This year polls show President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney in very close race. Mona Iskander sat down with Dan Palazzolo, a professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond, to talk about what makes Virginia a unique battleground state.

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A look at Massachusetts, the only state that requires health insurance.
For those crossing the border illegally, it is now more deadly than ever before.
A girl's painful search for information about her father, lost in the Arizona desert.
20 years before Sandy Hook, a student went on a shooting rampage in Massachusetts.
Fixing structural unemployment by improving scientific, technical and mathematical skills.
The National STEM Consortium improves scientific, technical and mathematical skills.
Interview with Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris.
Animated map of STEM training programs by type.
A roundtable examines the history of the Second Amendment and how it shapes debate today.
An urban garden destroyed by Superstorm Sandy gets a second chance.
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A look at Massachusetts, the only state that requires health insurance.
For those crossing the border illegally, it is now more deadly than ever before.
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A roundtable examines the history of the Second Amendment and how it shapes debate today.
A program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college.
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How behavioral economics is being utilized to encourage low-income workers to save.
A round table discussion on economic inequality, mobility, debt, and economic health.
Dr. Emily Senay examines the FDA’s medical device review process.
The debate over immigration reform -- an inside look at the lives of Latino farm workers.