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Washington Week with The Atlantic

July 23, 2010

Economic wins for Obama, a bungled government firing, plus an intelligence update.

Aired 07/23/2010 | Rating NR

Washington Week with The Atlantic

July 23, 2010

7/23/2010 | 25m 17s

Economic wins for Obama, a bungled government firing, plus an intelligence update.

While the President focused on the economy, two major accomplishments were overshadowed somewhat by the hasty firing of an unknown government official. Plus, has the expanded US intelligence community become too big? Panelists include: John Harwood of CNBC and The New York Times, Naftali Bendavid of the Wall Street Journal, Michael Duffy of TIME Magazine and Dana Priest of The Washington Post.

Aired 07/23/2010 | Rating NR

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Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Washington Week with The Atlantic

July 23, 2010

7/23/2010 | 25m 17s

While the President focused on the economy, two major accomplishments were overshadowed somewhat by the hasty firing of an unknown government official. Plus, has the expanded US intelligence community become too big? Panelists include: John Harwood of CNBC and The New York Times, Naftali Bendavid of the Wall Street Journal, Michael Duffy of TIME Magazine and Dana Priest of The Washington Post.

Aired 07/23/2010 | Rating NR

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