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Mexico's militias

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First, we bring you a special report on the use of paramilitary forces by drug cartels in Mexico's gang war. Next, we meet the pensioners and students making up for spending cuts in California's police force. Finally, we look at hardship on Sesame Street, as the show's writers seek to bring attention to poverty.

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