Can Obama, Congress Pull off a 'Big Deal' on Deficit...

Name: Can Obama, Congress Pull off a 'Big Deal' on Deficit...
Uploaded: 2011-07-07T22:03:00Z
Duration: P720S
Description: President Obama and congressional leaders met Thursday to discuss how to raise the nation's debt limit. Judy Woodruff discusses the meeting, which President Obama called "constructive," and the political pitfalls confronting lawmakers with Naftali Bendavid of The Wall Street Journal and Andy Kohut of the Pew Research Center.

Clip: 07/07/2011 | 12m

President Obama and congressional leaders met Thursday to discuss how to raise the nation's debt limit. Judy Woodruff discusses the meeting, which President Obama called "constructive," and the political pitfalls confronting lawmakers with Naftali Bendavid of The Wall Street Journal and Andy Kohut of the Pew Research Center.

Aired: 07/07/11

Rating: NR

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