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bookstores. thanks for watching booktv. >> next on booktv, beth leech profiles various lobbyists working in washington, d.c. to highlight the role they play in our political m. this is -- political system. this is about an hour. >> beth is a professor of political science at rutgers university. she teaches, researches and publishes on interest groups, lobbying and policy making. she received her bsj from the ma dill school of journalism at knot western university -- northwestern univer...

right now, six u.s. senators are giving new momentum to talks aiming at avoiding a national catastrophe in the united states. their bipartisan compromise to slash the deficit. only 12 dpas left, president obama is due to meet this hour with house speaker john boehner and majority leader eric cantor. this just a short while after he met with top congressional democrats over at the white house. ours who correspondent dan lothian is standing by. kate baldwin has the latest. kate? >> polli...

right here in the united states. and a war of words between two florida lawmakers. democratic party chairwoman debbie wasserman-shultz joins me to respond to a congressmans rant calling her vile, unprofessional and despicable. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." right now, six u.s. senators are giving new momentum to talks aiming at avoiding a national catastrophe in the united states. their bipartisan compromise to slash the deficit. only 12 dpas left, president obama is...