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    Will Americans Buy Romney's Proposals to Turn Around the Economy?

    Aug 28, 2012 10:41 PM EDT

    ... this and have a pro-growth tax cut at the same time. GWEN IFILL:  Andy Kohut, which part of this argument resonates with voters?  The fiscal cliff that John Taylor mentioned, which is a big fiscal disaster potentially that could happen by the end of the year, are voters paying ...

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    Former President Clinton Makes Pitch for Obama

    Aug 23, 2012 01:56 PM EDT

    ... the hashtag #allaccess. Christina will answer them Friday at 1 p.m. ET. Gwen Ifill looked at the new Congressional Budget Office report about the fiscal cliff, which is fast approaching. Watch her report here. Romney will outline his plans for energy independence at an event Thursday in New Mexico ...

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    Congress Will Decide to 'Punt Again' or Go 'Off Cliff' to Fix Budget Deficit

    Aug 22, 2012 10:02 PM EDT

    ... major recession next year if scheduled spending cuts and tax hikes kick in, in January. The Congressional Budget Office said going over the so-called fiscal cliff could have dire consequences. Unless Congress acts, Americans can expect more than $300 billion in tax increases, as Bush era tax cuts expire ...

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    Democrats Home In on Ryan Budget

    Aug 14, 2012 01:32 PM EDT

    ... is hoping that all this blows over and the press corps moves on. In this case, I don't think that will happen. Given the Fiscal Cliff, budget choices for the person elected in November are more the whole ball game than in any presidential race I can recall. The ...

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    Shields and Brooks on Economic Forecast, Mitt Romney Overseas, and Campaign Ads

    Jul 27, 2012 10:31 PM EDT

    ... the president and the congressional leadership did come in a summit and did forge an agreement to take us back from the prospect of the fiscal cliff that everybody seems concerned about -- and understandably -- next January, in prospect, that that would have a stabilizing and confidence-building reaction in people ...

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    States Plagued by Fiscal Problems, Pension Payments

    Jul 17, 2012 10:03 PM EDT

    ... actuarially sound. JEFFREY BROWN: Susan, we were looking, watching the rest of the other -- rest of the reports out today and the sort of a fiscal cliff fears. Is it not possible that these demands and the cutbacks to the states will get even worse? SUSAN URAHN: I think there ...

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    Obama's Campaign Attack Strikes a Familiar Tune

    Jul 16, 2012 01:00 PM EDT

    Mitt Romney. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. CHICAGO | In a campaign getting nastier by the minute, you could see it coming that Mitt Romney's singing would eventually be used against him. On the trail this year, the presumptive Republican nominee has made it a habit to go phrase-by-phrase through several verses of "America the...

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    Obama Pushes Middle Class Tax Cut Extension

    Jul 09, 2012 10:02 PM EDT

    President Obama asked Congress Monday to extend for another year the Bush-era tax cut for middle class Americans, but presidential candidate Mitt Romney said the White House plan doesn't go far enough. NewsHour Political Editor Christina Bellantoni and Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report discuss the latest.

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    IMF Warns of 'Tepid' U.S. Recovery, Offers Policy Advice

    Jul 03, 2012 10:02 PM EDT

    IMF Warns of "Tepid" U.S. Recovery, Offers Policy Advice

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    IMF Head Lagarde Warns U.S. Lawmakers on Spending and Taxes

    Jul 03, 2012 08:53 PM EDT

    IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned both Republicans and Democrats Tuesday they likely need to come up with better solutions for dealing with the so-called "fiscal cliff" facing America after the election. At the end of 2012, Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire and scheduled spending cuts would take effect unless Congress and the...