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U.S. Adds 155,000 Jobs In December

House Speaker John Boehner advocated spending cuts and changes to entitlement programs (Creative Commons).

Agnus Dei Farrant
Executive Producer

The numbers matched analysts' forecasts.

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Sandy Relief Bill Snubbed By GOP

Amanda Martinez
Executive Producer

Failure to act on the measure was called a "cruel knife in the back."

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Fiscal Cliff: Nothing New From Friday’s Meeting

President Obama in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room (Pete Welsch/Creative Commons)

Max Schwartz
Staff Reporter

Nothing new came out of today's meeting with Congressional leaders. The deadline is three days away.

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Obama Heads To Hawaii For Congressional Cool Down

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Eric Parra
Executive Producer

President issued a week-long break for Congress to reach agreement on Fiscal Cliff.

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Obama And Boehner Meet To Discuss "Fiscal Cliff" With Deadline Approaching

House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama, photographed Mar. 17, 2011 (Creative Commons).

Agnus Dei Farrant
Executive Producer

It was Boehner's second visit to the White House this week.

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Boehner Tells GOP To Avoid Major Showdown With Democrats

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

Even though they still refuse to raise taxes, they have to avoid dramatic showdowns.

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What Obama Needs To Do In His Second Term

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Max Schwartz
Staff Reporter

The fiscal cliff, bipartisanship and the Euro Crisis, among others.

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