A week to go before Christmas ... seven days in which Harry Reid and his Senate majority would love to pass their version of health care legislation before lawmakers leave town for the holidays. Joe Lieberman seems to now be on board, but it's become iffy with Ben Nelson.

We take the temperature of the health care debate and talk about the bill's prospects in this week's episode of our "It's All Politics" podcast.

Plus: 2009 has been a tough year for governors, of both parties. And 2010 promises more of the same.

And you can hear it all here:

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Credits (as it were) —
Nonstop talkers: Ron Elving and Ken Rudin
Producer: Evie Stone
Editor: Cathy Shaw

Note: Next week's podcast, our last of the year, will be devoted to remembering those in the political world who passed from the scene in 2009.

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