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Obama to appeal to public on fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff, traveling to the Philadelphia suburbs Friday... Read more »
Hill leaders voice confidence in debt deal
Leaders of Congress declared confidence Friday they could reach a deal with President Barack Obama to avert economically convulsive tax increases and budget cuts at... Read more »
Negotiations over 'fiscal cliff' begin: Obama tells Hill that people want action, cooperation (+video)
President Barack Obama urged the leaders of Washington's divided government on Friday to join him in "tough compromises" to keep the economy from plummeting and taxes... Read more »
Obama to Hill: Fiscal cliff is 'urgent business'
President Obama appealed for cooperation and compromise from congressional leaders Friday, saying that surmounting the so-called fiscal cliff at year's end is "urgent... Read more »
President Obama pressing business and labor on fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama is lobbying business and labor groups to support $1.6 trillion in new revenue to avoid an impending fiscal cliff, telling the two sides he... Read more »
Nancy Pelosi decides to run again for House leader post
A congressional official said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi told her party caucus Wednesday that she will remain as minority leader in the new session of Congress. Read more »
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