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... D-Minn., and Tom Price, R-Ga., about the likely proposals, challenges and compromises expected. ... JEFFREY BROWN: Washington's struggle to avoid going off the fiscal cliff resumed in earnest today. The president moved to draw on his reelection victory for new clout with Congress, the goal, a sweeping deficit ...
... consumer confidence numbers being the others. Yet the U.S. stock market is down a bit as I write (11 a.m.), allegedly due to "fiscal cliff" anxieties. Prices not adjusted for inflation. As for the media, they've been universally gung-ho. Ruth Mantell of MarketWatch: "U.S. home ...
One thing I'm worried about is this fiscal cliff issue, the tax increases and spending cuts that take place Jan. 1, unless Congress and the president reach a deal, that business has been worried about that for months. Maybe consumers are starting to -- maybe it's starting to creep ...
... CQ Roll Call. President Obama and congressional leaders are expected to resume negotiations in the coming days with the aim of averting the so-called "fiscal cliff" set to arrive in just over five weeks' time. Judging by discussions on the Sunday talk shows, it appears some Republicans are willing ...
HARI SREENIVASAN: President Obama's top economic advisers warned today that the looming fiscal cliff may yet hurt holiday sales. In a new report, they said the prospect of automatic tax increases in 2013 could cause consumers to rein in spending. The report came as Congress returned to work. Lawmakers ...
... investments that grow the economy and prepare for success. So, I do think I can offer those insights. JUDY WOODRUFF: When you talk about the fiscal cliff, the deadline is supposed to be Jan. 1, but you have been out there talking about what can be done about that. Among ...
// Need some talking points to get through your holiday dinner? Need a comeback for your uncle who has wildly different views on health care and the fiscal cliff, or your brother-in-law, who had the other guy's name on his lawn signs? Want to sound super smart ...
... the election that sometimes seemed it would never end. They may inform the battle lines in Washington debates that loom, especially over the so-called "fiscal cliff." As of last count, President Obama's margin of victory was growing, with votes still coming in from California and other Democratic-leaning ...
'Tis the season for giving thanks and sharing blame. The fiscal cliff, Bush-era tax cuts, the White House, the 47 Percent, Greece, Spain -- the accusations seem to be swirling everywhere this fall. So in the spirit of sharing guilt, we thought it might be fun to ask a ...
President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton arrive Monday in Myanmar. Clinton is cutting short her visit to Asia. Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images. President Obama's whirlwind trip to Asia has been overshadowed by events in the Middle East, putting a new focus on foreign policy even as he prepares to return home and...
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