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Ahead on the 12/8 Maddow show

Tonight's guests include:Jonathan Alter, msnbc political analyst, Bloomberg View columnist and author of "The Promise: President Obama, Year One

Tonight's guests include:

Jonathan Alter, msnbc political analyst, Bloomberg View columnist and author of "The Promise: President Obama, Year One"   

Frank Phillips, Boston Globe State House Bureau chief

Executive producer Bill Wolff and senior producer Tina Cone share a preview of tonight's show: