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# Webcast Extra - April 27, 2012
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/washington-week/specials/washington-week-webcast-extra-april-27-2012/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:12:47.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-02T16:10:43.000Z
- Description: Student loans and partisan fighting; Romney and endorsements; BP and counterterrorism
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Washington Week with The Atlantic, #ZZZ_Show_900c282a-c2f0-4e9a-ac1c-a7c7ded75d04, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_c5aae433-d2c9-4ed5-8644-8199eb534cb9, #special

On the Webcast Extra: Fighting erupts in Congress and on the campaign trail over student loans. Is this a substantive battle or the latest partisan dustup? Also, does a lack of endorsements hurt Romney's ability to coalesce the Republican Party? Plus, the first criminal charges levied against BP after the oil spill and the role enhanced integration techniques play in counterterrorism efforts.