Headline RoundupDecember 6th, 2012
No Action on Fiscal Cliff
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Fiscal cliff talks still in darkPolitico
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President Barack Obama called closed-door negotiations a “mistake after backroom wheeling and dealing almost sunk his health care bill.
But the fiscal cliff talks are playing out much the same way.
From the Left
Obama, Boehner speak, but no action on 'fiscal cliff'CNN (Online News)
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The wealthy will account for more tax revenue, House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday, while challenging President Barack Obama to sit down with him to hammer out a deal for avoiding the fiscal cliff.
From the Right
Geithner Warns 'It's Either Tax Hikes or the Cliff'CBN
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the Obama administration is "absolutely" ready for the U.S. economy to go over the fiscal cliff rather than accept a deal that doesn't include higher tax rates for top earners.