President Obama announced a plan to reduce federal deficits by $4 trillion over 12 years. The Republican plan calls for a reduction of $4.4 trillion over 10 years. Of course the approaches are quite different, and they are compared and contrasted on this week’s edition of “Left, Right & Center.” Also: Barry Bonds and the politics of sports. Mary Matalin is once again this week’s special guest. –KA

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