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January 27, 2011

State of Congress

Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann, authors of The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, spoke with students about the current state of Congress and debated the idea of Congress being a broken institution.

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Carolyn Curiel Clinical Professor Purdue University->Department of Communication
Thomas E. Mann Co-Director American Enterprise Inst.-Brookings Election Reform Project

Norman J. Ornstein Resident Scholar American Enterprise Institute
Steve Scully Adjunct Professor University of Denver

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C-SPAN | Distance LearningC-SPAN | Distance Learning
George Mason UniversityGeorge Mason University

Purdue UniversityPurdue University
University of DenverUniversity of Denver

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The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track
Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein

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Program ID:: 297673-2
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 28, 2011 | 6:05pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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Jan 28, 2011 | 6:05pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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