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Enough. they a thurgood marshall, he was almost there to clinton, but he couldn't make it. george bush 1st got to name his replacement. that was clarence thomas, if marshall had hung on until clinton, there would have been no citizens united. the affirmative action landscape of this country would have been totally different. so if justice ginsberg asked me as a friend, what should i do? i would say the last thing you want is to have a republican president appoint your successor. think about the difference between thurgood marshall, one of our great liberal justices and justice clarence thomas,...

cliff. it refers to a series of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that will take effect in january. cbo estimates this will cause a significant recession next year. they are predicting 0.5% negative growth. that would be a recession by many measures. it had warned of negative growth next year but it is much deeper than that what they had one before. they are looking at 3% contraction of the economy if congress fails to act on the fiscal cliff. >> what actions might they take to address the forecast when returning in the fall and what can they get done before the election? >> ...