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PBS NewsHour | Obama Optimistic for a Budget Solution Before the Holidays | PBS

Duration: 03:20
Program: PBS NewsHour #10507
Broadcast Date: Nov. 28, 2012

President Barack Obama urged Congress to find a solution to averting sequestration before Christmas and both Democrats and Republicans seemed optimistic about doing so. But congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle also seemed to hold firm their established stances on social security and taxes. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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Post Date: November 28, 2012