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It was commissioned for the united states senate in the year 1815, ordered from a philadelphia clockmaker named thomas voight. >> just one of the many reasons why the c-span video archives are so amazing. i love your red jacket, sir. that clock, known as the ohio clock, is not in ohio. it is just outside the u.s. senate chamber and it is famous not just for being a handsome old clock, but also because it is a popular meet up place for senators and reporters. many a press conference has happened ...

Were standing just a few feet away from the main entrance to the united states senate chamber in the north extension of the capitol. the clock behind me here is the oldest clock in the united states capitol. it was commissioned for the united states senate in the year 1815, ordered from a philadelphia clockmaker named thomas voight. >> just one of the many reasons why the c-span video archives are so amazing. i love your red jacket, sir. that clock, known as the ohio clock, is not in ohio. it is...

Stopped. there it is, frozen in time, as of yesterday at 12:14. its 12:14 forever now in the united states senate, because the ohio clock has not been wound since last week. the curators who are in charge of winding the ohio clock have been furloughed. government shutdown, everybody! it stops time. it does not, however, stop things from going horribly, horribly, horribly wrong. including way outside washington, in places like north dakota. that story is coming up, as is the interview tonight wit...

Stewart says biden and mcconnell will meet while they are up on capitol hill as you look live at ohio clock the area where senators and spokes people go. the senate republicans have not signed off on the deal. it is protocol. when asked how long until a vote, don stewart said "awhile everything always takes longer in the senate." and it does, ed. but we could be seeing a vote, you know, sometime past 11:00. it really doesnt matter as far as the clock goes before midnight east coast time because ...

>> bret: welcome back to washington. looking live at the ohio clock outside the senate chamber for a deal that has been struck according to the white house. vice president bide season sure talking to senate democrats for a long time, perhaps trying to twist some arms. joining me to talk about the s what wallction, the economic street, how it would look at this deal, if it all comes together tonight, rich edson with the fox business network. we talked earlier on "special report" going over the cl...

President is eceptionly say -- essentially saying to liberal democrats who want to raise taxes on more people this is a good deal and keeps us from going off the fiscal cliff. you need to get onboard with this and h help me pass this across the finish line. there may be a little bit of stroking of some democratic egos in the caucus meeting to try to get this done. >> mike emanuel, thank you. as we look live at the ohio clock, all the reporters crowd around any senator, any lawmaker frankly but i...

White house lawn. we will be back there as you look live at the ohio clock. again, vice president biden meeting with senate democrats up there. keep it here on fox. we will have breaking details as we are going over the fiscal cliff. well see. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. its just ...

Where we saw there the ohio clock. i want to go through some of the specifics of this deal as we know it. i will read them. we used to have fancy graphics but this is breaking news so we will put up some live shots as i do. ed has been talking about them. first of all, on the income taxes an increase to 39.6% for individuals making more than $400,000 a year. families making more than $450,000 a year. previously that was 35%. as ed mentioned that is up to the clinton rate of 39.6. payroll tax a s...

Expect those will be some of the pitches that the vice president is making to the most liberal members of his party who are unhappy with the tax levels who thought the estate tax should have gone much higher and were unhappy with the compromises struck. about tomorrow line, this is pressure on the left from the afl-cio. pressure on the right from the heritage foundation who is calling this a kick the can down the road deal. there is pressure from both sides but you as retiring republican senator...

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