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The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (1986-09-17)

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This episode's headline: Retaliation?; Confirmation Vote; Death Penalty Politics; Crusading Voters. The guests include In Washington: ROBERT McFARLANE, Former National Security Adviser; JOHN STEINBRUNNER, Brookings Institution; JED SNYDER, Hudson Institute; JOHN BUCHANAN, People for the American way; Rev. JERRY FALWELL, Liberty Foundation; REPORTS FROM NEWSHOUR CORRESPONDENTS: MICHAEL BUERK (BBC), in South Africa; SPENCER MICHAELS (KQED), in California. Byline: In New York: CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT, Correspondent; In Washington: JIM LEHRER, Associate Editor

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public broadcasting, AAPB, Robert McFarlane, Iran-Contra Affair, U.S.-Soviet Relations, Nicholas Daniloff, United Nations, Cold War Diplomacy, Arms Control, Terrorism, Paris Bombings 1986, William Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court, Judicial Confirmations, South Africa, Mining Disasters, California Supreme Court, Death Penalty, Religion and Politics, National Security, Espionage, Foreign Policy, State Department, Bernard Kalb, International Relations, Political History, Judicial Elections

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