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Fiscal Cliff: Postcards from the Edge

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As 2012 comes to close, politicians in Washington are still wrangling over a deal to avert the automatic tax increases and spending cuts which make up the “fiscal cliff.” We check in Monday with experts to discuss the latest political and economic developments.

Guests:

Michael Mandel, chief economist strategist for the Progressive Policy Institute, a centrist Democratic think tank, and former chief economist for Business Week

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, a center-right policy institute in Washington, D.C.

Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for Public Radio International's "The Takeaway"

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