Washington Week with The Atlantic

Obama Condemns Egypt Violence, & 2016 Political Preview

08/16/2013 | 25m 26s  | Video has closed captioning.

Obama spoke against the violence in Egypt, and the U.S. cancelled joint military exercises scheduled for next month; Holder is pushing to scale back mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders; and a look at Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden's 2016 ambitions. Joining Amy Walter of Cook Political Report: Indira Lakshmanan, Bloomberg News; Pete Williams, NBC News; Jeff Zeleny, ABC News.

Aired: 08/16/13

Rating: NR

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