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Going into a high-stakes confrontation over the federal deficit and fiscal cliff, Democrats have begun to push for filibuster reform, citing it as a barrier to progress. Kwame Holman looks back at the history of the filibuster, how that strategy has evolved and what it may mean for congressional ...
... deficit deal. Margaret Warner reports. ... MARGARET WARNER: Washington's clock ticked another day closer today to automatic tax hikes and spending cuts, the so-called fiscal cliff. The president took to the road, while Republicans warned there's a deadlock in efforts to reach a deficit deal. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ...
... correspondent Kwame Holman delves into the partisan war raging over this particular tool on the Senate floor -- as some senators, amidst gridlock and an impending fiscal cliff, voice concern over proposed changes to eliminate the 60-vote threshold needed to formally begin debate on a bill and require a talking ...
... for having me on, Ray. RAY SUAREZ: Well, today, Speaker Boehner accused the Democrats of not offering any serious proposals to avoid going over the fiscal cliff, and shortly after, the White House and the Democrats answered that the Republicans had not offered any of their own plans. Is this ...
... fix America's long-term deficit. ... HARI SREENIVASAN: Democrats and Republicans accused each other today of refusing to talk specifics about how to avoid the fiscal cliff. The two sides traded charges of bad faith as year-end tax hikes and spending cuts moved another day closer. On the face ...
... And welcome back. HOWARD KURTZ, "Newsweek"/CNN: Thank you. LAUREN ASHBURN, Daily-Download.com: Thank you. JEFFREY BROWN: Now, after the election, it's all fiscal cliff, right? Talk a little -- let's talk a little bit about how the White House is using social media and -- and online efforts ...
... their established stances on social security and taxes. Jeffrey Brown reports. ... JEFFREY BROWN: Washington was awhirl today with more talk of avoiding the much-discussed fiscal cliff. And, as November wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. PRESIDENT BARACK ...
File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. When asked during the campaign to reflect on his biggest mistake of his first term, President Obama said it was putting policy-making ahead of storytelling. "The mistake of my first term -- couple of years -- was thinking that this job was just about getting the policy right. And...
In other news Wednesday, a pair of suicide car bombers killed at least 34 people, wounded dozens more and shattered buildings in a suburb near Damascus. Also in Syria, rebel fighters reported shooting down a government jet carrying an anti-aircraft missile.
America's Historical Struggle With Debt and the Role of Federal Government
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