2 Sides in Talks Inch Closer but No Fiscal Deal on Final Day
Posted on AllSides December 31st, 2012
From The Left
A frantic round of late-night negotiations on Sunday between Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, moved the Senate close to a deal to stave off hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts that would begin to kick in on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the talks.
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