NewsWorks Tonight, October 21, 2014 – Full Show

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    Kevin McCorry looks in to how the outcome of Penssylvania’s gubernatorial election will affect education in the state. Tom MacDonald reports on a new law passed in response to cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal’s speeches from behind bars. Bill Hangley explains a new bill that would allow the NRA to sue Philadelphia and other towns on their local gun laws. New York University Professor of History Jonathan Zimmerman gives historical context to the manhunt for Eric Frein and his status as a war reenactor. Cornell Chemist Roald Hoffmann tells Dave Heller about the storied history of the color indigo. 

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