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On the recordDecember 4, 2012
When Erskine Bowles says there's only one in three chance we're going to be successful in avoiding the fiscal cliff, you have to pay attention.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlights the importance of Bowles' assessment regarding the likelihood of avoiding the fiscal cliff.

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