Martha teichner looks into it. uptempo music reporter snacks is one pampered pig. Is she just a little spoiled . I have no say in these things. A little bit, yes, but he says that, but then for christmas he bought a leopard print robe with a magenta boa and a big rhinestone s. Reporter and another human sized one with a big d on it. So they match. Reporter tim taylor and dana boyle, snacks pet parents thats what they call pet owners these days dont care if people think theyre nuts. I generally fall asleep on the couch with her and sleep there all night. So, when we went furniture shopping the last time, we literally said, we need something deep enough because i need to be able to spoon with my pig at night. Reporter tim and dana often welcome squirrel girl into their new jersey home, as well. Come on reporter shes not exactly a pet, but close. Nearly 85 million American Homes are home to pets as well as people. Three out of four dog and cat owners consider their pets members of the fam
Republicans and democrats now have just 32 days to make a deal or your taxes are going up and more than 1 trillion automatically will be cut from vital federal programs like defense, education and housing assistance. As referred to as the fiscal cliff. And when it comes to doing something to avoid it, House Speaker john boehner bluntly told reporters today, there is a stalemate. For his part, president obama is trying to break that stalemate by asking voters to put more pressure on the republicans. Cnn chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin and chief Political Correspondent Gloria Borger join us right now. Gloria, guess ill start with you. Does the president have any leverage . He has a lot of leverage right now. I mean, if you look back to the debt ceiling in the summer of 2011, you recall the president was accused of negotiating with himself because it was sort of a time of weakness for him. Right now, look, joe, hes just won reelection. 67 of the American Public according to
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