Washington Week with The Atlantic

Webcast Extra - April 1, 2011

Special | 6m 27s

In the Webcast Extra: The panel discusses the brutal killings of United Nations workers in Afghanistan, the reliability of unemployment statistics, House Speaker John Boehner's "liberal" leadership style and the lack of election fervor in Iowa.

Aired: 04/01/11

Rating: NR

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