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Democratic strategist Christy Setzer and Republican strategist Brandon Brice joins Mike Walter to discuss who are the winners and losers in the fiscal cliff … Video Rating: 0 / 5

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MARK LEVIN: I have a question for you, Harry Reid. I have a question for you, President Obama. Our entitlements, unfunded liabilities are over 90 trillion dollars, now what are you going to do about it? Where's your proposal? Our fiscal operating deficit is over 16 an a half trillion dollars, now what are you [...]

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In December, with the ‘fiscal cliff’ looming, a stream of executives poured into Washington armed with suggested solutions. This week, the response has been muted. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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“President Obama invited Congressional Republicans and Democrats to the White House next week to begin talks to resolve the country’s impending fiscal crisis, but he insisted on raising taxes on the wealthiest. “I’m not wedded to every detail of my plan. I’m open to compromise, I’m open to new ideas, I’m committed to solving our [...]

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In today’s Wall Street Journal, Alicia Mundy looks at a last-minute provision in the fiscal-cliff bill that sharply cut Medicare payments for Sweden’s Elekta AB, a maker of radiation tools, while leaving unchanged those of its direct competitor, Varian Medical Systems Inc. of California. Here is the text of that last minute provision. Full News [...]

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A deal to avert the fiscal cliff this month included an unwelcome surprise for a Swedish company that is rivals with Varian Medical, a company with close ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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Congress’ fiscal cliff fiasco, a flurry of lame duck legislation and election-season politics drove some of the nation’s most powerful lobbying forces to double down on their governmental influence efforts late last year, newly filed reports show. Full News here – NBCNews.com: Politics

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If the borrowing limit isn’t raised, then spending would contract by 6% of GDP, followed by a swift recession. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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Washington’s last-minute deal on the fiscal cliff left many questions unanswered and will trim about 0.7 percentage point from growth in 2013, according to economists in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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Millions of U.S. taxpayers will get delayed refunds this year because Congress went down to the wire in passing a fiscal-cliff bill. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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