Washington Takeout: Todd Zwillich joins us to describe efforts by Congress to finish the year’s work, including raising the nation’s debt “ceiling” by a mere $300 billion. (To put the debt ceiling into context, see our previous Debtor Nation numbers segment.)

Business Takeout: LeConte Moore, managing director at DeWitt Stern Group, is about to offer a new type of insurance to companies who want to protect themselves from a Tiger Woodstype backlash.