Using a numbers-based approach to end political gridlock

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Why a numbers-based approach may be the answer to solving political gridlock.

Numbers and politics are the focus of “Moneyball for Government,” a new book written by a bipartisan group of authors. Gwen Ifill interviews two of the contributors, John Bridgeland, former domestic policy adviser for George W. Bush, and former National Economic Council director Gene Sperling on why a numbers-based approach may be the answer to solving political gridlock.

AIR DATE 11/27/14

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