Webcast Extra - April 8, 2011

Spending cut deal; Government shutdown; John Boehner; Tea Party

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Webcast Extra - April 8, 2011 Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered April 08, 2011

The panel discusses John Boehner's ability to avoid the pitfalls that Newt Gingrich experienced in the '95 government shutdown, and his ability to deal with unhappy Tea Party activists in the House.

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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.