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'Cliff' movement? Obama, Boehner trade proposals
In a test of divided government, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner sought an elusive compromise Tuesday to prevent ...
Fiscal cliff: Private bargaining, public wrangling
In a test of divided government, the White House and congressional Republicans bargained in secret and sparred in public Tuesday over a deal to ...
GOP throws Obama's old deficit stands back at him
Some of the best Republican arguments against President Barack Obama's proposals to avoid a "fiscal cliff" come from the president himself, in ...
CEOs step up pressure on Obama, Congress for deal
The nation's top corporate executives are stepping up pressure on Congress and on President Barack Obama to negotiate a deal to avoid a fiscal cliff, ...
Pelosi calls for vote on extending most tax cuts
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is calling on Republicans to permit a vote on President Barack Obama's plan to let tax cuts expire at upper ...
Boehner: Obama slow walking cliff talks
House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama is slow-walking talks to avoid the fiscal cliff, and hasn't outlined spending cuts he's willing ...
No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill
A year-end deadline approaching, quiet negotiations to avoid an economy-rattling "fiscal cliff" yielded no tangible signs of progress on Monday as ...
House Dems, GOP embrace cuts in defense spending
Substantial reductions in military spending should be part of any budget deal that President Barack Obama negotiates with Congress to avert the ...
Stocks edge higher; Dow boosted by McDonald's
Stocks edged higher Monday on Wall Street after a strong sales report from McDonald's offset concerns about the surprise resignation of Italy's prime ...
Oil ends lower on economy concerns
Benchmark U.S. crude gave up some early gains Monday on a surprise expansion of German exports and signs of increased oil consumption in China to ...
Obama, Boehner meet to discuss 'fiscal cliff'
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over the impending "fiscal ...
Asia stocks rise on US jobs data showing growth
Rising factory output in China and better-than-expected jobs numbers out of the U.S. helped lift Asian stock markets on Monday. Investors delved into ...
Boustany defeats Landry for La. congressional seat
Louisiana congressman Charles Boustany won a fifth term on Saturday by handily defeating his fellow Republican incumbent, Jeff Landry, in a runoff ...
Democrats want jobless benefits in 'cliff' deal
Hovering in the background of the "fiscal cliff" debate is the prospect of 2 million people losing their unemployment benefits four days after ...
Obama: Republicans blocking middle-class tax cuts
President Barack Obama said Saturday that Republicans in the House are blocking a bill that would prevent a tax increase on the first $250,000 of ...
Obama request for Sandy aid could face hurdles
President Barack Obama's proposal for $60.4 billion in federal aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy adds a huge new item to an end-of-year ...
Obama asks Congress for $60.4B in Sandy aid
President Barack Obama asked Congress Friday for $60.4 billion in federal aid for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy in ...
Boehner: No progress in fiscal cliff talks
House Speaker John Boehner said Friday there has been no progress in negotiations to avert a "fiscal cliff" combination of automatic tax increases and ...
US job gains defy Sandy and fears of fiscal cliff
It takes more than a superstorm to derail the U.S. job market. Employers added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dipped to 7.
Fiscal cliff ads pick up where campaign stopped
Debate over the "fiscal cliff" has money pouring into television, print, radio and online ads, picking up where the wall-to-wall election campaign ...
With election over, less attention to jobs report
Reaction to the monthly jobs numbers isn't what it used to be. The first unemployment report since President Barack Obama's re-election barely got a ...
On economics, foreign policy, Corker eager to act
Republican Sen. Bob Corker is spending a lot of time lately talking to Democrats. The freshman lawmaker from Tennessee unveiled his own 10-year, $4.