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Fiscal cliff: Senate leaders reach standstill on 'cliff' talks
With just hours to spare until America goes off the proverbial fiscal cliff, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden are said to be feverishly working toward a deal.
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President Obama pushes for gun law passed in 2013
"It is not enough for us to say, 'This is too hard so we're not going to try,'" Obama said.
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Fiscal Cliff: Obama says immediate action needed on fiscal cliff
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"I'm optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time," President Obama said at the White House after meeting with congressional leaders. Surprisingly, Senate leaders sounded even more bullish.
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Fiscal Cliff could send capital gains back to 20 percent
Williams interview December 27, 2012
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Virginia latest to introduce veterans-only prisons
Trend primarily is in states with large military populations.
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Starbucks cups to come with political message
The world's biggest coffee chain is asking employees at cafes in the Washington, D.C. area to scribble the words "Come Together" on cups for drink orders.
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Some urge Boehner: Let Dems pass fiscal cliff bill
In case the public weren't frustrated enough over Congress' failure to resolve the "fiscal cliff," consider this: lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes.
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Fiscal cliff: Lieberman fears country may go over 'fiscal cliff'
Lieberman says going over the cliff "will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time, maybe ever in American history."
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Fiscal cliff: Obama calls for smaller-scale budget deal with GOP
In a White House appearance Friday, Obama also called on Congress to extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed that would otherwise be cut off for 2 million people at the end of the year.
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Milk deal: House, Senate leaders agree on deal to stop spike in milk prices
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Americans faced the prospect of paying $7 for a gallon if the current dairy program lapsed and the government returned to a 1948 formula for calculating milk price supports.
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Fiscal cliff: GOP ready to compromise in last-minute fiscal cliff talks
President Obama chastised lawmakers in his weekly radio and Internet address for waiting until the last minute to try to avoid a "fiscal cliff," yet said there was still time for an agreement. Senate Republicans said they were ready to compromise.
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Fiscal cliff countdown: No deal in sight as deadline nears
A person familiar with the details says President Barack Obama is not making a new 'fiscal cliff' offer at his high-stakes meeting with congressional leaders at the White House.
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Fiscal cliff warning: milk prices increase
The dairy industry could get wrapped up in the fiscal cliff deal-making. And the price of milk could double because of it.
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Fiscal cliff and national security
Daly interview December 20, 2012
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Fiscal cliff talks: Barack Obama to return to Washington from Hawai'i
President Barack Obama is cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii, planning to leave for Washington on Wednesday evening as a yearend fiscal cliff deadline comes.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: New Virginia book all about the plants
And it's the first updated list in 250 years.
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Inside Washington Dec. 23, 2012
This week on Inside Washington: As Speaker John Boehner’s Plan B collapses, the House goes home for Christmas. Are we going over the cliff?
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Fiscal cliff talks: President Obama, Speaker Boehner battle over deal
President Barack Obama says he'll press ahead with Congress in hopes of preventing across-the-board tax increases set to strike taxpayers Jan. 1 after House GOP leaders unexpectedly put off a vote on legislation calling for higher rates on million-dollar earners Thursday evening.
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