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The Bottom Line: A Fond Farewell Jan 12, 2018

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A note to our listeners in this final edition of the Face the Nation Diary.

The Bottom Line: Try Saying Fire and Fury Three Times Fast Jan 05, 2018

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It was the week of Fire and Fury. That was the name of an explosive new book by Michael Wolff or it was a book about the reality of American politics we've been experiencing for the last year? Fire and Fury was fortunately not the title of taunts about North Korea this week. The rhetoric was hot, but for the first time in a while, we saw cooling.

The Bottom Line: Republicans Deliver Big Tax Cuts in Time for Christmas Dec 22, 2017

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It's a win for the president. 2017 ends with that elusive legislative victory for the president and his party. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.

The Bottom Line: Democrats Win in Deep Red Alabama and Republicans Get a Tax Break Dec 15, 2017

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Democrat Doug Jones inches past controversial Republican candidate Roy Moore in the Alabama special election while Republicans in D.C. rally around a tax bill. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.

The Bottom Line: Moore Now than Ever Dec 08, 2017

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The president and Republican National Committee embrace Roy Moore, the Democrats pressure Al Franken and John Conyers to resign. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.

The Bottom Line: Flynn Flips and Tax Cuts Advance Dec 03, 2017

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Tax cuts are coming and men are leaving-- their media, Hollywood and corporate suites-- men who have sexually assaulted women are losing their jobs. Also, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn enters a guilty plea for lying to the FBI. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.

The Bottom Line: Sex and Taxes Nov 17, 2017

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The most consequential economic legislation since the Affordable Care Act is making its speedy way through Congress as Republicans advance a tax reform proposal. Meanwhile, the reckoning with the past sexual behaviors of men in power continued again this week as Washington clumsily found its blind way to a new standard, undoing the old rules that allowed for easy and widespread abuse of the other sex. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson looks back at the week in review.

The Bottom Line: Democrats Win And Moore Nov 10, 2017

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A president abroad in Asia left his tough talk about China behind, embracing the global power to present a united front against North Korea. Back home, Democrats rejoiced after election wins. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.

The Bottom Line: Indictments, Tax Reform and Terror ahead of Trump's voyage to Asia Nov 03, 2017

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Special Counsel Robert Muller steps forward into the light, plus a terrorist attack initiates a multi-day response from the president. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.

The Bottom Line: Breakup and a Lovefest Oct 27, 2017

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Love him or leave him was the choice before Republican lawmakers this week as breakaway Senators raised questions about the president's competence and moral standing. "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson on the week in review.

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