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Jay Carney: What Americans are really tired of is the kind of circus they witnessed in Washington this summer.

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
What Americans are really tired of is the kind of circus they witnessed in Washington this summer.
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Jay Carney

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Carney discusses public frustration with political gridlock and obstructionism in Washington.

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