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Inside the Epic Political Battle Over the Debt Ceiling in 2012 (documentary) | FRONTLINE
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53:17Now PlayingFRONTLINE investigated how a clash of politics and personalities in 2012-2013 took the U.S. economy to the edge of the “fiscal cliff.” (Aired 2013)
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Based on interviews with key Republican and Democratic players including former Speaker of the House John Boehner, former White House adviser Gene Sperling and President Obama’s former Chief of Staff William Daley, “Cliffhanger” investigated how a struggle over America’s debt ceiling and deficit problems led to a bitter, high-stakes standoff.
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CHAPTERS:
Prologue - 00:00
Republicans Elected in the 2010 Midterms - 0:49
The "Young Guns:" Eric Cantor, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan - 08:41
The President and the House Speaker’s Grand Bargain - 15:41
Another Deal from the Senate - 25:212
Teetering on the Fiscal Cliff - 35:02
Credits - 51:57
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