Cliffhanger

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Summary: FRONTLINE investigates the inside story of Washington's failure to solve the country's debt and deficit problems. Drawing on interviews with key players in Congress and the White House, FRONTLINE goes behind the scenes to show how a clash of politics and personalities has taken the nation's economy to the edge of the "fiscal cliff," and now to a second round of standoffs over the debt ceiling and sequestration. The film explores the deep ideological divide inside the Republican Party and the struggle between House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Speaker John Boehner as they take on President Obama and the Democrats.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic resource (video)
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1 streaming video file (56 min.) : sd., col.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2014], c2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 22, 2014. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Losing Midterm Elections (1:37) -- Tea Party Concerns (1:36) -- John Boehner (1:09) -- Republican Unanimity (2:13) -- Militant Republican Strategy (1:32) -- "Path to Prosperity" (2:11) -- White House Faux Pas (3:29) -- Congressional Divide (1:01) -- Bipartisan Alliance Efforts (2:33) -- Grand Bargain (2:13) -- Republican Rift (2:03) -- Congressional Negotiation Breakdown (1:35) -- Debt Agreement (2:15) -- Gang of Six (3:39) -- No Debt Deal (3:10) -- Fiscal Cliff Plan (1:47) -- Republican Defeat (1:59) -- Boehner Purge (1:31) -- New Fiscal Cliff (2:00) -- New Negotiation Tensions (2:52) -- Fiscal Cliff Roadblock (1:13) -- Boehner's Plan B (1:29) -- Boehner's Failure (1:44) -- Republican Leadership Division (2:35) -- Washington Fiscal Outlook (1:29) -- Credits: Cliffhanger (2:25)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	7 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Infobase, November 1, 2014).