2nd Term Distractions and President Obama’s Priorities

Our panelists discuss the president’s second term priorities and distractions.

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2nd Term Distractions and President Obama’s Priorities Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered May 24, 2013

In the Webcast Extra: investigations continue into the IRS targeting the tea party, the Benghazi attack, and the seizure of journalist’s phone records. What are President Obama’s achievable priorities? Our panelists discuss the president’s second term distractions.

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Washington Week with The Atlantic

Washington Week with The Atlantic is the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television. The show features a group of journalists participating in a roundtable discussion of major news events and can be found at 8pm ET on most local PBS stations.