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By Traci Oshiro

On The Cycle Today…

A look at today's show, and a look back at the year that was on The Cycle Read More

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Government out-of-control?

Gun control.  Mind control.  Government out-of-control.  Americans don't much like being controlled or told what to do and the second amendment speaks not so… Read More

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Empty Capital?

We are now just six days away from falling off the fiscal cliff and still waiting on Boehner's 48 hour call back. Read More

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Today on The Cycle: The Politics of Abundance

Our guest today says America's problem can be fixed with the click of a mouse? Is harnessing the tech boom the answer we have been waiting for? Tune in to hear what author Reed Hundt has to say. Read More

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Merry Christmas, from The Cycle!

Merry Christmas from The Cycle! Read More

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DC’s Night Before Christmas

The Christmas poem that we deserve. Read More

Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), speaks during a news conference in Washington December 21, 2012. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/REUTERS)

Paul Barrett: the country should consider armed guards or police officers in schools

Paul Barrett explains why he thinks that an armed guard at a school is not a bad idea. Read More

Killed by Guns

My reaction to the NRA’s shameful press conference

Toure with some real world proposal on America's gun problems. Read More

John Boehner

Today on The Cycle: fiscal fiasco

Politico's Jake Sherman joins the conversation to discuss where the non vote on Plan B leave Speaker Boehner. Read More

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Benghazi: Was it Hillary’s fault? And could it hurt her in 2016?

P.J. Crowley joined today's show to discuss the latest on the Benghazi hearings and how much blame should fall on Hillary Clinton. Read More

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‘At the Fights’ puts you inside the world of boxing

A new book of evocative photos brings you into a strange world. Read More

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Apocalypse arias

Everyone needs a good Apocalypse playlist and your friends at The Cycle deliver. Read More

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Fiscal cliff trumps GOP’s Plan B

Why Democrats are better off jumping off the fiscal cliff than accepting plan B. Read More

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(Photo by Traci Oshiro)

Photo Finish: In the ring

A meeting with a photography legend at a legendary Brooklyn location leaves this photographer speechless. Read More

Plan B

Will a compromise be reached in 12 days?

The Washington Post Dana Milbank joins today's show to helps the Cyclists figure out if a fiscal cliff deal will be reached. Read More

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Cupcakes and the decline of Western Civilization

The proliferation of cupcakes is a sign of our increasingly atomized society. Bring back a sense of community. Bring cake! Read More

File Photo: Former U.S. President George W. Bush waves while signing copies of his new memoir "Decision Points" at Borders Books on November 9, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images/File)

Winning! George W. Bush’s tax cut

Why we are heading right over the cliff--the fiscal cliff. It has something to do with "43," as he liked to call himself. Read More

US President Barack Obama speaks as Vice President Joe Biden looks on as he delivers a statement in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama will appoint Vice President Joe Biden to lead a panel tasked with devising new policies to address gun violence after last week's school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Sheriff Biden will spearhead the new task force

President Obama announced today that Vice President Biden will head the formation of a gun violence task force. Read More

John Boehner

Today on the Cycle: Fiscal What?

With the talks of the fiscal cliff continuing, the question is will a deal be reached by January 1? Read More

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We need a real conversation, not more knee-jerk reactions from left and right

Making some guns illegal or having "gun-free zones," isn't the answer. The real problem is a broken health system for our young people. Read More