Voter discontent, Defense cuts, new legislation and more on a broken Washington.

Webcast Extra - August 13, 2010 Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered August 13, 2010
Webcast Extra - August 13, 2010

More politics of the week and unrest among voters, the border enforcement and jobs bill signed by the President, why is the Defense Secretary taking flack from all sides and is the media landscape contributing to a broken Washington? Joining Gwen: Dan Balz of the Washington Post, Charles Babington of the Associated Press, Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers, and Todd Purdum of Vanity Fair.

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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.

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