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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: MAYA MACGUINEAS
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IS HEADING UP THE FIX THE DEBT CAMPAIGN. WELCOME BACK. THIS SAYS IT ALL. "IT LOOKS AWFUL." GUEST: I THINK WE ALL
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FEEL THAT. IT IS NOT AS THOUGH WE DID KNOW THE FISCAL CLIFF WAS COMING. THERE ARE HUGE CHALLENGES FACING THE COUNTRY. IF WE GO OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF,...
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NEW YORK TIMES." LET ME READ A FEW POINTS. "MORE DIFFICULT TO REACH A COMPROMISE." GUEST: THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
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TRUE. I FEEL WE'RE WATCHING A GAME OF FINGER-POINTING AND NOT MUCH ELSE. BOTH SIDES ARE POINTING FINGERS AND SHOUTING IT IS THE OTHER GUY'S FAULT. WHAT...
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IS AIMED AT YOU. YOU COME UP IN THIS COLUMN AS DOES HOWARD SCHULTZ, THE CEO OF STARBUCKS. PEOPLE WERE ASKED TO WRITE "COME TOGETHER" ON CUPS AT STARBUCKS....
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SAY WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT WHY IT'S THE OTHER SIDE'S FAULT AND I DISAGREE. THERE ARE AS MANY POINTS OF VIEW TO HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEMS AS PEOPLE IN CONGRESS....
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GOES BACK TO SAY -- GUEST: I THINK
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IT IS A REMARKABLE CAMPAIGN THAT HAS SPRUNG UP IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS AND IS TRYING TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE WITH THE FIRST BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES...
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TIME ON WALL STREET. THE MARKET WAS DOWN ON FRIDAY. COULD IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK? GUEST: ANYTHING
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COULD HAPPEN THIS WEEK. THE MARKETS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON ON CAPITOL HILL. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT KIND OF DEAL IS GOING TO COME...
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UNFOLDED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, THE PRESIDENT WEIGHING IN ON ALL THIS AND THE BLAME GAME BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. YEARS WHEN...
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TALKING TO THE REPUBLICANS EVER SINCE THE ELECTION WAS OVER. THEY HAVE HAD TROUBLE SAYING YES TO A NUMBER OF REPEATED OFFERS. YESTERDAY I HAD ANOTHER...
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HOST: THE PRESIDENT YESTERDAY SPEAKING. THAT LED TO A RESPONSE FROM THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER. HE ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT INCLUDED THESE...
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BACK-AND- FORTH. IT'S A LOT OF FINGER-POINTING. THEY SHOULD ALL BE IN THE ROOM. THEY SHOULD BE WORKING ON THIS UNTIL IT GETS DONE. EVERY MEMBER OF...
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THE ROOM WITH ALL THE PRINCIPLES AND THE FIVE OR SIX PRINCIPLES AGREED TO PLAN, COULD PASS THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SENATE? GUEST: IT DEPENDS
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WHAT IS IN THE PLAN. SO FAR WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS PLANS THAT ARE GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER. THEY ARE SAYING WE CANNOT DO THIS AND THINGS ARE GETTING...
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MARIETTA, CALIFORNIA, HOWARD IS ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE WITH MAYA MACGUINEAS. GOOD MORNING. >>
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GOOD MORNING. I AM 72 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN A CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN MY ENTIRE LIFE. AND THE REASON I AM A CONSERVATIVE IS I DON'T THINK YOU CAN SPEND...
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FOR YOUR QUESTION. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE LUNCH WITH YOU. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE PRETTY FAR AWAY. I AM A POLITICAL INDEPENDENT. I DON'T LOOK AT...
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IS OF THE HARVARD SCHOOL. RON HAS ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW -- GUEST:
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ONE OF THE COMPLICATED THINGS ABOUT THIS IS THE FISCAL CLIFF ACTUALLY IS DEFICIT- REDUCTION. AS A GROUP CONCERNED ABOUT BIG DEFICITS AND TRYING TO FIND...
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THE PRESIDENT SAID HE WOULD VETO THAT. GUEST: WHAT THEY MIGHT DO
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IS EXTEND A LOT OF THE TAX CUTS, WITH SOME OF THE SPENDING, AND NOT OFFSET ANY OF THE COST. IN THE PAST COUPLE DECEMBER'S, THERE HAVE BEEN LAST-MINUTE...
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HOST: LET'S SHARE WITH YOU YESTERDAY HOW THINGS UNFOLDED. SENATOR JOHN THUNE SPOKE WITH REPORTERS MIDDAY YESTERDAY ON CAPITOL HILL. [VIDEO CLIP] >> THOSE...
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AND DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE. WE REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT WILL GET A BREAKTHROUGH. WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS IN THE SENATE HAD BROKEN DOWN, BECAUSE...
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FROM "POLITICO" FROM REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL. LET ME READ TO YOU A STORY THAT HE AND THE VICE PRESIDENT ENGAGED IN "SERIOUS OVERNIGHT NEGOTIATIONS...
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MAY BE ABLE TO PULL SOMETHING OFF IN THE SENATE. I THINK THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER. THAT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP. I'M REALLY CONCERNED AND WHAT THEY END UP...
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HOST: SENATOR JOE MANCHIN OF WEST VIRGINIA HAD THIS TO SAY ON THE SENATE FLOOR. [VIDEO CLIP] >> SOMETHING HAS
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GONE TERRIBLY WRONG WHEN THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS THE AMERICAN CONGRESS. HOST:
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BACK TO YOUR PHONE CALLS. LAMAR IS JOINING US FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO, DEMOCRATIC LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING,
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EVERYONE. I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS REGARDING MRS. MAYA MACGUINEAS. I HAVE SEEN A FEW OF YOUR EVENTS. IT SEEMS THAT SOME OF THOSE EVENTS YOU HAVE HAD...
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THANKS FOR THE CALL. OUR WEBSITE, FIXTHE DEBTDEBT.ORG IS OUR WEBSITE. GUEST: I'M NOT SURE WHICH
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EVENTS YOU'VE SEEN, LAMAR, BUT WE TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING WE PUSH OUT IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATELY AS WELL IN A BIPARTISAN WAY, BECAUSE I AM A DIEHARD...
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ME SHARE A COUPLE COMMENTS FROM OUR SOCIAL MEDIA THE DEADLINE IS TODAY. GUEST: >> THERE'S EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES. >> THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS
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LIKE. LET'S GO TO BETTY FROM CARSON, KANSAS, REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN. I'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. WHAT IS CAUSED BY A PRIVATIZED WAR AND NO JOBS AVAILABLE? NO CONGRESSMAN,...
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LOT COVERED. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PRIVATIZING THE ENTITLEMENTS, IT'S NOT WHAT MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION IS NOW. REALLY THE BIGGEST FOCUS IS ON HEALTH CARE,...
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ONE OTHER COMMENT -- LET'S JUST SHARE WITH YOU AND THE AUDIENCE AGAIN, IF NOTHING HAPPENS, IF WE GO OVER THE CLIFF, WHAT WILL WE FACE? IF YOU MAKE $20,000...
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WAY TO GOVERN. IT'S THE WRONG WAY TO GET IT DONE. WHAT I THINK WE REALLY NEED IS TO REPLACE ALL THESE ABRUPT EXTENSIONS THAT ARE MAKING UP THE FISCAL...
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PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET AND THE HEAD OF THE FIX THAT CAMPAIGN. THANKS FOR SPENDING YOUR NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH US. --...
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NEXT WE ARE TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO WILL BE GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION, A LOOK AT THE ROLL SPECIAL OPS PLAYS IN COMBATING TERRORISM. OUR GUEST IS LENNY...
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RADIO. >> GOOD MORNING. LAWMAKERS WORKING ON CAPITOL HILL TO TRY TO SOLVE THE FISCAL CLIFF AND WORKING ON OTHER ISSUES. "USA TODAY" PURPORTS AN AGREEMENT...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.