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Shields and Brooks on New Year's, Budget Fights, Chuck Hagel

Season 2013 Episode 40 | 12m 27s

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the likely nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense, the failure of the latest budget deal to address larger fiscal problems and Washington's inability to make tough choices.

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