Washington Week with The Atlantic

Webcast Extra - July 15, 2011

Special | 8m 31s

Webcast EXTRA: If you think the current war of words over raising the debt ceiling in Washington is harsh, you may be surprised that it's really nothing new. Watch Gwen and the panel revisit a 1995 Washington Week to hear reporter Steve Roberts' analysis of that debt debate that included a government shutdown. Plus, the latest on the scandal surrounding the British tabloid The News of the World.

Aired: 07/15/11

Rating: NR

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Washington Week came on the air February 23, 1967. In the 50 years that followed, we covered a lot of history-making events. Read up on 10 of the biggest stories Washington Week covered in its first 50 years.

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