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Gov't works to reduce food waste

Americans throw away more than a third of the food they buy — that's almost $400 a year per person, or more than an average month's worth of groceries. Full story

Celebrating summer

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Foolhardy budget cuts cripple government operations

  Rachel Maddow reports on large portions of the federal government shutting down for the day because sequestration has starved them of funds on which to function, leaving many vital jobs left undone.

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