Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich takes a look at the latest news on the fiscal cliff negotiations, and updates us on the condition of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she was admitted to a New York hospital due to a blood clot. 

The fiscal cliff remains unresolved, and on the cusp of the new year, it appears that dysfunctional government has trumped any self-imposed deadline. Former Connecticut Congressman Republican Chris Shays explains why the House might be broken.

Robert Caro is the author of the multi-volume Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, “The Years of Lyndon Johnson.”  The most recent installment is entitled "The Passage of Power." He sat down with John Hockenberry to reflect on how the obstacles and successes of President Johnson's presidency compare to those of President Obama's.

Starbucks recently rolled out a new marketing campaign in which they're urging Washington to "Come Together" a la the Beatles on the fiscal cliff business and everything else that divides our government.  And we want to know: what song would you come up with to bring Washington together?

There are tragedies that sometimes are so brutal in nature that they cause societies to look inward and re-evaluate their values. India is going through its a period of self-reflection after a 23-year-old female student was brutally gang raped two weeks ago. Veena Venugopal, a contributing writer to Quartz based in New Delhi and author of "Would you Like Some Bread With The Book" says that although Indian women are starting to coming forward to report rape more often, the police force is still apathetic.

In January 2012, as she imagined the year ahead, Sandra Fluke, then a third year law student at Georgetown, assumed her role in the 2012 campaign would be similar to that of most Americans. "At the beginning of the year, I imagined my influence was going to be my one vote and potentially volunteering for some candidates," she explains. "But it turned out to be somewhat larger than that." Fluke reflects on 2012, and discusses her goals for the year ahead.

Two years ago, on a long car trip, Michael and Elizabeth Singer decided to make resolutions for each other. Mike told Liz to be more bold in her career; Liz told Mike to finally start the business he'd always wanted to.  The funny thing is that it worked. So last year, they decided to do it again. How did it work out this time? The couple returns to share an update on 2012 and their thoughts for 2013.