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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Bipartisanship on Capitol Hill or just a holiday breather.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

There may not be a government shutdown anytime soon, but that's the best even supporters can say

for Washington's first budget agreement in three years.

It leaves establishment Republicans so divided from Tea Party colleagues.

There's real doubt that anything else will get done

until after next year's elections. That doesn't necessarily mean the Democrats won. We'll look at

major provisions of the $85 billion agreement, both the cuts and the spending. We'll hear about

the political fallout. Is it a fitting end to a year of doing nothing for the United States

Congress? Today's talking point,

America's delegations to the Winter Olympics in Russia. Is there a message? First, here's the news.

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