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Last-minute fiscal cliff talks in Senate Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 09:14 PM PST Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, after a closed-door meeting between President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders to negotiate the framework for a deal on the fiscal cliff. CLIFFHANGER - Jamaica could be hard hit if the US falls off the fiscal cliff Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 09:12 PM PST Partly by fate, partly by design, some scary fiscal forces come together at the start of 2013 unless the United States Congress and President Barack Obama act to stop them. Obama toughens stance over fiscal cliff that threatens us all Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 09:10 PM PST The US was edging towards a deal last night that would avoid a barrage of tax rises and spending cuts, after weeks of failed negotiations that have panicked markets and sent the country's disillusionment with Washington to new depths. Obama's fiscal trap for Republicans Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 09:06 PM PST Obama seeks to ensnare Republicans Obama warns Congress not to leap off 'fiscal cliff' Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 09:05 PM PST US President Barack Obama has said in his weekly address that he's still hopeful of a 2013 budget deal. With just two days to go, however, he warned Congress not to push the delays over the cliff's edge. Negotiators Seek U.S. Budget Deal With Deadline Two Days Off Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 09:05 PM PST With two days left to stop a package of higher taxes and spending cuts neither party wants, Democrats and Republicans are searching for the contours of a deal as lawmakers gather in Washington and President Barack Obama presses his case on television today. Last-minute fiscal cliff talks keep Senate buzzing; Obama says there's still time for deal Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 08:59 PM PST Bargaining took place by phone, email and paper in a Capitol nearly empty except for tourists. 'Furious' Fergie invokes 'Obama defence' in ongoing referee row Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 08:57 PM PST Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has responded to the wide scale disparagement of his actions recently by claiming that the only person not to have made any comment on the ongoing referee debate is the American president Barack Obama. Senate in cliff talks Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 08:56 PM PST Senate leaders groped for a last-minute compromise Saturday to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly prevent deep spending cuts at the dawn of the new year as President Barack Obama warned that failure could mean a “self-inflicted wound to the economy.” From Obamacare To Wis. Recall: 2012 Political Headlines Sat, 29 Dec, 2012 08:50 PM PST President Obama's re-election wasn't the only noteworthy news of 2012. Host Jacki Lyden talks to Newsweek/Daily Beast correspondent Michael Tomasky about the biggest political stories of 2012.

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