It's All Politics, Dec. 13, 2012 Labor pains in Michigan, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner head to the cliff, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice is steamed, and we're still waiting for a Senate replacement for Jim DeMint in South Carolina. It looks like the only folks smiling in this week's podcast are Ken Rudin and Ron Elving.

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It's All Politics, Dec. 13, 2012

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It's All Politics, Dec. 13, 2012

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U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, leaves the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 28.

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Labor pains in Michigan, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner head to the cliff, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice is steamed, and we're still waiting for a Senate replacement for Jim DeMint in South Carolina.

It looks like the only folks smiling in this week's podcast are Ken Rudin and Ron Elving.

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