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Obama's Fiscal Cliff Strategy is Tricky Balance Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:13 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Playing both sides, President Barack Obama is trying to balance his public pressure campaign on Republicans over the looming "fiscal cliff" with his private negotiations with GOP leaders. White House, Boehner Try to Keep Fiscal Cliff Talks Alive Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:11 AM PST President Barack Obama and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner sought to keep "fiscal cliff" talks alive after indicating no new progress, The Washington Post said. 'Purple tunnel of doom' to be closed for inaugural Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:10 AM PST Inaugural security teams are trying to prevent another "purple tunnel of doom" from President Barack Obama's first swearing-in. Breaking: Lubchenco leaving NOAA Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:10 AM PST Jane Lubchenco today announced her decision to resign as head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the end of February. Her departure from the Obama administration will end a four-year regimen that promised revitalization of the 'Purple tunnel of doom' to be closed for inaugural - Wed, 12 Dec 2012 PST Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:08 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Inaugural security teams are trying to prevent another "purple tunnel of doom" from President Barack Obama's first swearing-in. The head of the District of Columbia National Guard ... Boehner, Obama Still 'Far Apart' on 'Fiscal Cliff' us.news.abcnews.otus Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:08 AM PST Despite a rapid succession of proposals and counteroffers between the White House and Capitol Hill in the past few days, House Speaker John Boehner today said the two sides are nowhere near a deal on the “fiscal cliff,” and continued to criticize what he called... Pot luck? States push Obama for legal marijuana ruling us.news.constitutioncenter.org Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:08 AM PST Lost in the impasse over the fiscal cliff is the standoff between the states of Washington and Colorado and the Obama administration over marijuana laws, which may get a push from Colorado's early decision to legalize pot. Joe Scarborough Rips Liberals For Hypocritical Reaction To 'Zero-Dark-Thirty' Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:07 AM PST The willful blindness of liberals to Obama's drone policy â€" along with their outcry about waterboarding â€" has rankled MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. Liberals (plus John McCain) are furious at the waterboarding scene in upcoming movie " Zero-Dark-Thirty ," which suggests that the torture method was helpful in tracking down Osama Bin Laden. House GOP press Obama for balanced fiscal deal Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:06 AM PST House Republican leaders are pressing President Barack Obama to come up with plan they can accept for spending cuts and tax revenue to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and budget reductions. U.S. Declares Syria Rebel Group Terrorists, Sending Message to Opposition Wed, 12 Dec, 2012 09:06 AM PST By Dana Hughes and Alex Marquardt The designation of the Syrian rebel group al-Nusrah Front as a terrorist organization at the same time the United States is formally recognizing Syria’s Opposition Coalition is not a coincidence. The Obama administration wants to send a clear a...

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