Washington Week with The Atlantic

Webcast Extra -- January 21, 2011

Special | 7m 32s

In the Webcast Extra, we examine what President Obama is expected to say in the State of the Union address that he will deliver Tuesday. The laundry list includes taxes, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, budget cuts and, most importantly, jobs. Also, predictions on how Rep. Paul Ryan will deliver the Republican response and whether the new tone of bipartisanship will continue.

Aired: 01/21/11

Rating: NR

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