Dems and GOP rally their bases, unemployment rate is flat & a new Supreme Court term

October 8, 2010 Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered October 08, 2010
October 8, 2010

As both parties rush to fire up their bases, can Democrats regain their footing by November? Peter Baker (New York Times) and Michael Duffy (Time Magazine) discuss party strategies and the latest polling. David Wessel (Wall Street Journal) looks at why the economic recovery has stalled. And Joan Biskupic (USA Today) on whether protesting at military funerals constitutes free speech.

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Washington Week with The Atlantic

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