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January 21st, 2014
12:39 AM ET
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Christie scandals: Media coverage

Journalist Carl Bernstein is best known for his role in uncovering Nixon's Watergate scandal. Tonight on AC360 Later he says that calling Christie's scandal "Bridgegate" is unfair, but argues there are "facts that need to be investigated."
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January 21st, 2014
12:36 AM ET
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Christie Scandals: Barbara Buono weighs in

Chris Christie soundly defeated Democrat Barbara Buono to win a second term as New Jersey's governor. On AC360 Later Buono says, "What you are seeing now is the fear of retribution that permeates New Jersey politics."
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January 21st, 2014
12:34 AM ET
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Christie scandals: Was there an abuse of power?

Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin discusses how an investigation can move forward to get to the bottom of the allegations against Gov. Chris Christie.
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January 21st, 2014
12:32 AM ET
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Christie scandals: Who said what?

Two New Jersey politicians faced off over allegations that the Christie administration withheld Sandy relief funding in Hoboken as political payback. State Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick responded to Mayor Dawn Zimmer's accusations, saying "if you put that in front of a jury, I don't think they would buy it." Democratic Deputy Assembly Speaker John Wisniewski says Mayor  Zimmer's allegations need to be "carefully considered."
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January 21st, 2014
12:25 AM ET
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Worldwide outrage grows over Japan’s dolphin hunt

Editor's Note: Some images in this report are hard to watch.

Time is running out for more than 200 bottlenose dolphins captured by Japanese fishermen and herded into a cove to await mass slaughter.

 

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January 21st, 2014
12:23 AM ET
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Crime & Punishment: Mother accused of killing her two children during an exorcism

A Maryland mother is charged with first-degree murder. Police say she stabbed her two toddlers to death as part of an exorcism. Jean Casarez has the latest on this tragic story.

 

 

 

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January 21st, 2014
12:22 AM ET
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President Obama discusses his years in the White House

Today is Martin Luther King Day. It was also five years ago today that President Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. Over the course of his presidency, Mr. Obama has often shied away from talking about race. But he opened up on the topic in a revealing interview with the New Yorker's David Remnick. Anderson discussed it with Mr. Remnick and John Ridley, screenwriter of "12 Years a Slave."
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January 21st, 2014
12:20 AM ET
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Combating the Sochi security threat

The Winter Olympics are just two weeks away and security concerns are growing. Authorities now fear the widow of an Islamist militant – a so-called “Black Widow” - is plotting to target the Sochi Games.

This follows a videotaped terror threat that spread across the internet this weekend and recent bombings that killed dozens of people at one of the main transportation hubs travelers use to get to Sochi. Phil Black has the latest.

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January 21st, 2014
12:17 AM ET
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AC360 Exclusive: Hoboken mayor reveals new evidence of her allegations against the Christie administration

Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer just finished speaking to federal investigators about her allegations that New Jersey’s lieutenant governor withheld Sandy relief money as political payback. Only on AC360, Mayor Zimmer reveals the letters she says back up her case. She also answers Anderson's questions about why she did not go public with her accusations before news of the bridge scandal broke.

Click here to view Mayor Zimmer's letter from April

Click here to view Mayor Zimmer's letter from May

Watch part two of Anderson's interview with Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer:

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January 21st, 2014
12:14 AM ET
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True Politics: Is Gov. Christie directly linked to the Hoboken scandal?

Tomorrow is Chris Christie's inauguration. He begins his second term with his administration facing two major scandals. The big question is whether New Jersey’s governor is tied directly to either of them. Dana Bash takes a closer look at the allegations by Hoboken's mayor that Christie's lieutenant governor threatened to withhold Sandy relief funding to Hoboken if she refused to back a redevelopment project in her town.

 

Anderson discussed the allegations and Mayor Zimmer's evidence with Dana Bash and Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger.
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