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House GOP plans vote on fiscal cliff 'Plan B' despite White House veto threat

The Republican-controlled House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas... Read more »

Dec. 20, 2012

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Waiting on fiscal cliff compromise, stocks meander

The stock market moved between small gains and losses in midday trading Thursday. Uncertainty about the approaching "fiscal cliff," just days away, was top of mind for... Read more »

Dec. 20, 2012

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Final Capitol tribute to late Hawaii Sen. Inouye

Sen. Daniel Inouye, the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history, was remembered Thursday as a man who gallantly defended his country on the battlefield and... Read more »

Dec. 20, 2012

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President Obama: He and House Speaker John Boehner 'pretty close' to fiscal cliff deal

The White House threatened Wednesday to veto House Speaker John Boehner's backup plan for averting the "fiscal cliff," saying it was time for Republicans to stop... Read more »

Dec. 19, 2012

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