After Long Debt Battle, Is Current Version of U.S....

Name: After Long Debt Battle, Is Current Version of U.S....
Uploaded: 2011-08-03T22:45:00Z
Duration: P554S
Description: After many months of heated debate, Washington was finally able to compromise on a debt deal to avert a government default this week. Judy Woodruff discusses how the battle over the debt ceiling compares to other politically polarized times with Yale University's Beverly Gage and Harvard University's David King.

Clip: 08/03/2011 | 9m 14s

After many months of heated debate, Washington was finally able to compromise on a debt deal to avert a government default this week. Judy Woodruff discusses how the battle over the debt ceiling compares to other politically polarized times with Yale University's Beverly Gage and Harvard University's David King.

Aired: 08/03/11

Rating: NR

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