WASHINGTON WEEK

WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

 

This Week: Obama Overseas, Afghan Peace Talks, Immigration and Farm Bills, and NSA disclosures.

The proposed $500 billion, five-year farm bill backed by Republican leaders, was defeated in the House on Thursday.

Peter Baker of The New York Times will report on the success and setbacks President Obama had at this week’s G8 summit and how his influence on the world stage has changed since his first term in office.

Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News will explain attempts by the U.S. to start talks with the Taliban to help end the 12-year old Afghan war and why President Hamid Karzai has suddenly decided to boycott the peace talks.

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