Washington Week with The Atlantic

Webcast Extra - August 13, 2010

Special | 6m 16s

More politics of the week and unrest among voters, the border enforcement and jobs bill signed by the President, why is the Defense Secretary taking flack from all sides and is the media landscape contributing to a broken Washington? Joining Gwen: Dan Balz of the Washington Post, Charles Babington of the Associated Press, Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers, and Todd Purdum of Vanity Fair.

Aired: 08/13/10

Rating: NR

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