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Slumping Stocks and a Government Crackdown: China at a Crossroads?
China's stocks tumbled once again today, after bad news from the manufacturing sector. Is the world's second largest economy in a free fall? Can Beijing rebuild confidence while cracking down on dissent?
China's stocks tumbled once again today, after bad news from the manufacturing sector. Is the world's second largest economy in a free fall? Can Beijing rebuild confidence while cracking down on dissent? Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores why China's economy is rattling the world.
Also, a Kentucky county clerk again defies the same-sex marriage law. On today's Talking Point, Pope Francis says priests can forgive women who've had abortions. Is this a temporary olive branch in a divided church or sign of a significant re-alignment of Vatican priorities?
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