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President Obama signs deal on 'fiscal cliff,' but more confrontations on finances await Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 05:12 AM PST This week's hard-fought bargain sets up another crisis in two months, when painful across-the-board spending cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs are set to kick in and the government runs out of the ability to juggle its $16.4 trillion debt without having to borrow more money. Who Are The Wealthiest Americans? Depends On Who You Ask Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 05:11 AM PST Robert Siegel talks with Scott Horsley about the fine print of the tax deal, which keeps President Obama's promise to raise taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year. National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 05:11 AM PST By Amaani LyleTo spark awareness and vigilance against a growing global human rights crisis, President Barack Obama has proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Obama Now Has Less Leverage: Former OMB Director Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 05:09 AM PST The White House has "somewhat less leverage" in new debt talks, said former Obama OMB director Peter Orszag. UPDATE: With A Swish Of His Autopen, Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 05:09 AM PST With the president in Hawaii and the bill back in Washington, D.C., a machine did the signing. That's been done before, and was declared to be legal by President George W. Bush's lawyers. read more Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' deal, stocks cool on debt warnings Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 05:09 AM PST WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama signed the "fiscal cliff" deal into law, averting a financial crisis with global repercussions, but the IMF, rating agencies and analysts warned that the critical problem of deficits and debt still hang over the US economy. Thomas Ferraro and John Whitesides, REUTERS Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 05:09 AM PST President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans face even bigger budget battles in the next two months after a hard-fought “fiscal cliff” deal narrowly averted devastating tax increases and spending cuts. How Obama Decides Your Fate If He Thinks You're a Terrorist Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 05:06 AM PST A look inside the "disposition matrix" that determines when -- or if -- the administration will pursue a suspected militant Obama signs fiscal cliff bill with auto pen Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 04:59 AM PST President Obama, vacationing in Hawaii, employed an auto pen to sign the fiscal cliff bill late Wednesday night, the third time he has used such a device. Cliffhanger no more: Obama signs bill to avoid 'fiscal cliff' Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 04:57 AM PST HONOLULU -- Passing legislation to avoid the "fiscal cliff" -- and undo income tax increases for most Americans -- was hardly automatic. But signing the bill was.

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