Washington Week

“Fiscal Cliff Negotiations/Susan Rice”

With the fiscal cliff deadline looming, lawmakers remain deadlocked on a way to cut spending and keep tax cuts in place for millions of Americans. Can a deal be reached in the next month to avoid a New Year recession? Meanwhile, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice spent a good part of the week meeting with Republican senators to answer questions about comments she made regarding the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. Joining Gwen Ifill with analysis of the fiscal cliff negotiations and the politics surrounding Susan Rice's possible nomination to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Gloria Borger of CNN, Susan Davis of USA Today and Mike Viqueira of NBC News.

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