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Washington Week with The Atlantic

July 13, 2012

Obama & Romney target middle class voters; the House votes to repeal health care

Aired 07/13/2012 | Rating NR

Washington Week with The Atlantic

July 13, 2012

7/13/2012 | 24m 19s

Obama & Romney target middle class voters; the House votes to repeal health care

This Week, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both campaigned in battleground states. Obama called for an extension of middle class tax cuts while Romney addressed the NAACP. Also, House Republicans voted to repeal the president's health care law. Joining Gwen: Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post; Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics; Sam Youngman, Reuters.

Aired 07/13/2012 | 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 13, 2012

7/13/2012 | 24m 19s

This Week, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both campaigned in battleground states. Obama called for an extension of middle class tax cuts while Romney addressed the NAACP. Also, House Republicans voted to repeal the president's health care law. Joining Gwen: Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post; Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics; Sam Youngman, Reuters.

Aired 07/13/2012 | Rating NR

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