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... frankthorpNBC/...— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorpNBC) December 20, 2012 Witnessed Bob Dole wipe tears & stroke coffin of Sen. Inouye, 2 disabled WWII vets, saying goodbye. Makes fiscal cliff seem so very small.— Susan Davis (@DaviSusan) December 20, 2012 NRA asking reporters who want credentials to fax them proof "on company letterhead ...
... to are looking very closely at polls that are coming out show that the American people generally feel that, if we do go over the fiscal cliff's edge or if there is some sort of big crash in the stock market based on all this uncertainty, that the Republicans ...
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters. The latest chapter in the real-life drama that is the fiscal cliff will play out on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday when lawmakers vote ...
HARI SREENIVASAN: Amid the fiscal cliff fight, members of the House and Senate paid final respects today to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye. The Hawaii Democrat died Monday at the age of 88. He had served as a U.S. senator for five decades. Inouye's body lay in state ...
... be done as soon as possible. JUDY WOODRUFF: Let me ask you about another dilemma, problem facing the Capitol right now, and that's the fiscal cliff. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN: Yes. JUDY WOODRUFF: Do you believe it is going to be resolved before Jan. 1, and do you believe that next ...
President Obama announced in a press briefing today that Vice President Biden will spearhead an inter-agency process to formulate gun policies in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy. Obama also took questions from the press on various topics including the fiscal cliff negotiations.
... the national sense of urgency on addressing gun violence slip away this week, as he also juggles negotiations on avoiding going over the year-end fiscal cliff. On Wednesday morning, Mr. Obama will speak to reporters at the White House to announce that Vice President Biden will be tasked with ...
HARI SREENIVASAN: President Obama urged Republicans today to "peel off the partisan war paint" and avoid the fiscal cliff at year's end. At his White House appearance, the president said he and House Speaker John Boehner are "pretty close" to an agreement. He said he's come at least ...
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