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1st, 160 million american workers will see their paychecks shrink. an average of $1,000 over the course of a whole year and no politician wants to take the blame for that. here s where the debate is. the senate wants to punt the ball. they want to do a 60-day extension. house republicans, frankly, this is one of the few times we agree with the president. we want to extend it for a full year. that s what the american people ask for, it s what the president agreed for. kate bolduan is on capitol hill. kate, the question for most americans, right now, will my paycheck be smaller in two weeks than it is today? it is a very good question. a couple points on that. there is still time this tax cut does not lapse or expire until the end of the year, but i ll tell you for the first time there s beginning to be a question if they re going to reach agreement, if they re going to reach agreement in time. both sides, kyra, seem pretty dug in at this time. house republicans wil ....
frankly terrifying. but if you re looking for what really sets the country known as the hermit kingdom apart from the rest of our socially net worked planet, consider this. kim jong-il died two days ago. two full days went by before the official announcement actually came out. that s how tightly controlled the media there is. when word did finally arrive the dear leader was dead, his blinkered and brainwashed followers mourned him like the god they ve been told he was. the grieving, as you d imagine, is intense for a leader they d been told first walked at 3 weeks of age, talked at 2 months and authored not read, but authored 1,500 books while in college. those who are not overcome were simply dumbstruck on receiving the news. like this gathering for example. they, like most north koreans, not likely aware their fallen ruler scarfed lobster and swilled fine cognac while an estimated million ordinary north koreans starved to death during the famine his economic policie ....