This Week - Discussion on the Budget Showdown - (06.26.11)

In this episode of 'This Week,' host Christiane Amanpour questions leading members of Congress, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn, D-S.C. Will the two parties reach an agreement on the deficit in time, or could the U.S. default on its debt? Then, George Will, former White House communications director Anita Dunn, Thomson Reuters' Chrystia Freeland and ABC's senior political correspondent Jonathan Karl examine the White House’s clout during the budget showdown. Then, George Will joins ABC News' senior foreign affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz and professor of international politics at Tufts University Vali Nasr to discuss the soldier drawback in Afghanistan.

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This Week (05.01.11)

In this episode, Christiane held an in depth interview with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. The Republican congress members went home this week to defend their sweeping budget plan before their constituents, and Christiane accompanied Ryan to some of his Town Hall Meetings. She also sat down with  Ali Nasr, who was the senior adviser to the State Department on the Middle East Affairs, and Aaron David Miller, of the Woodrow Wilson International Center to discuss the situation in the Middle East.

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This Week (04.11.11)

In this episode, the US budget battle takes center stage. First, Christiane Amanpour hosts a roundtable of experts across the spectrum to weigh in on where things are going. Next, she speaks with David Plouffe to get his take on things. In other news, We check up on hurricane season, the latest NASCAR news and the approaching royal wedding.

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