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PBS Explains Ongoing Government Shutdown
On PBS NewsHour, Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins dropped a revealing insight into the ongoing DHS shutdown standoff, and it cuts against conventional wisdom. Long lines, missed flights, and growing…
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About Lisa Desjardins
Lisa Desjardins is an American political journalist. She is a correspondent at PBS NewsHour and has previously worked for the Associated Press and CNN Radio. As of 2018, she has reported on five U.S. presidential elections.
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- 1975, January 29, 1972