No deal yet as US teeters on fiscal cliff edge
Washington: As the United States teeters on the edge of the fiscal cliff, politicians had yet to agree Monday on a New Year’s Eve escape...
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Talks stall as fiscal cliff looms
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Washington: Last minute talks stalled Sunday between top US political leaders aimed at averting a fiscal calamity due to hit within hours, as Democrats...
Drama in Washington as fiscal cliff looms
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Washington: Leaders in deeply polarized Washington groped Sunday for a stop-gap deal to avert a fiscal calamity due to strike in a matter of hours...
Top Republican: Obama shouldn’t cast fiscal cliff blame
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Washington: US House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday warned President Barack Obama that he should not cast blame on Republicans for a possible failure to...
Obama returns as fiscal cliff battle heats up
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Washington: US President Barack Obama rushed back to Washington on Thursday in a last ditch bid to halt America’s slide over the “fiscal cliff,” only...