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Take Two for November 27, 2012
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Nov 27, 2012
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Take Two for November 27, 2012

Today, President Obama meets with small business owners and middle-class Americans to discuss the fiscal cliff. Then, we look at why freshman Democrats and Republicans are segregated in Congress, How Tijuana kitsch is still alive and well, David Denby of The New Yorker asks "Do The Movies Have A Future," and much more.
A graph is seen on a screen as Chairman of US President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers Alan Krueger speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on November 26, 2012. The White House warned that American consumers will spend $200 billion less in 2013 if the looming fiscal cliff is not averted and automatic tax hikes are triggered across the board. If no deal is reached before the end of the year, a poison pill of tax hikes and massive spending cuts, including slashes to the military, comes into effect with potentially catastrophic effects for the fragile US economy.
A graph is seen on a screen as Chairman of US President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers Alan Krueger speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on November 26, 2012. The White House warned that American consumers will spend $200 billion less in 2013 if the looming fiscal cliff is not averted and automatic tax hikes are triggered across the board. If no deal is reached before the end of the year, a poison pill of tax hikes and massive spending cuts, including slashes to the military, comes into effect with potentially catastrophic effects for the fragile US economy.
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Today, President Obama meets with small business owners and middle-class Americans to discuss the fiscal cliff. Then, we look at why freshman Democrats and Republicans are segregated in Congress, How Tijuana kitsch is still alive and well, David Denby of The New Yorker asks "Do The Movies Have A Future," and much more.

Obama meets with small business owners to discuss fiscal cliff
Listen • 8:02
At the White House today, a group of 15 small business owners from the retail, health-care I.T., transportation and construction sectors are meeting with President Obama to discuss their concerns about the fiscal cliff.
In Congress, Democrats and Republicans kept apart from the start
Listen • 2:47
This week, California’s 14 freshman members of Congress are back in Washington for a second week of orientation. But much of the training is segregated, with Democrats on one side of Capitol Hill and Republicans on another.
What the Alternative Minimum Tax could mean for the average American
Listen • 6:36
President Obama is focusing on the looming fiscal cliff and how to get Congress to agree on a plan to extend at least some of the Bush-Era tax cuts.If that effort fails, virtually every American's taxes will increase, and tens of millions of American households will have to use two different formulas for figuring their taxes.
Plaster piggy banks remain ubiquitous in Tijuana as tourism evolves
Listen • 4:12
Ever since fears of drug violence stemmed the flow of American visitors to Tijuana, the city’s tourism officials have been trying to draw tourists back by promoting its emerging new food, art and culture scenes. But even as officials tout a newer, hipper Tijuana, vestiges of the city’s older, kitschier tourism economy are still kicking.
Obama to talk trade, immigration with Mexico's president-elect Peña Nieto
Listen • 6:48
Trade between Mexico and the United States is one of the topics that will be discussed today in Washington as Mexico's President Elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, is meeting with President Obama and leaders on Capitol Hill.
New Music Tuesday: Lana Del Rey, Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and more
Listen • 14:46
Every Tuesday record companies usually release new albums, which means we're joined today by Oliver Wang from soul-sides.com and NPR's music critic Ann Powers to discuss the new music you need to get your hands on.
Ethan Chorin's 'Exit The Colonel' looks at Libya's hidden revolutionary history
Listen • 9:00
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, meets with Republican lawmakers today in Washington to discuss her comments about the U.S. Embassy attack in Benghazi.
'Do The Movies Have A Future' in an increasingly digital world?
Listen • 11:17
In his new book, New Yorker film critic David Denby outlines his fears that blockbuster films being made today are having a negative effect on American cinema.
Some US Muslims struggle with alcoholism despite belief that drinking is a sin
Listen • 4:22
Muslims consider alcohol sinful, or haraam. Despite this belief, some contend with alcohol abuse. And there’s a lack of culturally sensitive programs to address it.
Patt Morrison on LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's political future
Listen • 6:50
With the Presidential election over, focus is turning to whom President Obama will choose for his second term cabinet. Here in Los Angeles, eyes are on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and what he will choose to do next.
China plans to erect world's tallest building in just 90 days
Listen • 6:49
Dubai in United Arab Emirates is home to the tallest building in the world. Named the Burj Khalifa, the skyscraper stand 2,722-feet tall and took five years to build.