On the PBS NewsHour Tonight

On Thursday's NewsHour:

The looming fiscal cliff, and prospects for a bipartisan deal

What's next for the Republican Party after Tuesday's defeat

Why it's taken so long to declare a result in Florida

Plus, pediatricians prescribe reading for building better brains

While the above radio promo is written in the morning, it is a tentative snapshot of what we're covering on the show. With the ebb and flow of news headlines, chances are segments will be added, scrapped or moved to another night.

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