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What Happens if Lawmakers Don't Reach Debt-Ceiling Deal...

Clip: 7/12/2011 | 10m 45s

What would happen if negotiators don't reach an agreement?

Debt-ceiling negotiations crept along Tuesday as both sides agreed on the need for action, but not on the fundamentals of a deal. Gwen Ifill discusses the specifics of what would happen if negotiators don't reach an agreement by the Aug. 2 deadline with Jay Powell of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

07/12/2011

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Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires

Clip: 7/12/2011 | 2m 46s | Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather which broke a series of records. (2m 46s)

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