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Monday, December 31 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | December 31, 2012 December 31, 2012

    2012: The Federal Government's Year That Wasn't | Is the House Broken? | Looking Back on President Lyndon Johnson's Legacy | Brutal Rape in India Prompts Protests and Reflection | San... (episode)

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    • Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich on the Latest from DC December 31, 2012

      Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich takes a look at the latest news on the fiscal cliff negotiations, and updates us on the condition of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

    • Is the House Broken? December 31, 2012

      The fiscal cliff remains unresolved, and on the cusp of the new year, it appears that dysfunctional government has trumped any self-imposed deadline. Former Connecticut Congressman Re...

    • Lessons from President Lyndon Johnson's Time in the Oval Office December 31, 2012

      Robert Caro is the author of the multi-volume Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, “The Years of Lyndon Johnson.”  The most recent installment is entitled "The Passage of Power." He sat ...

    • The Fiscal Cliff, in Song December 31, 2012

      Starbucks recently rolled out a new marketing campaign in which they're urging Washington to "Come Together" a la the Beatles on the fiscal cliff business and everything else that div...

    • Brutal Rape in India Prompts Protests and Reflection December 31, 2012

      There are tragedies that sometimes are so brutal in nature that they cause societies to look inward and re-evaluate their values. India is going through its a period of self-reflect...

    • Year in Review: Sandra Fluke's Unexpected Political Stardom December 31, 2012

      In January 2012, as she imagined the year ahead, Sandra Fluke, then a third year law student at Georgetown, assumed her role in the 2012 campaign would be similar to that of most Amer...

    • New Year's Resolutions for Each Other December 31, 2012

      Two years ago, on a long car trip, Michael and Elizabeth Singer decided to make resolutions for each other. Mike told Liz to be more bold in her career; Liz told Mike to finally star...