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Government
12:10 pm
Mon December 31, 2012

Obama Comments On 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks

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The Capitol is illuminated in Washington, where the House and Senate remain in session. The two chambers will miss a deadline to avoid the "fiscal cliff" tonight, as 2013 begins.
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President Obama during his appearance this afternoon.
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Originally published on Mon December 31, 2012 9:30 pm

  • NPR's coverage of President Obama's comments on the "fiscal cliff" talks

Update at 9:45 p.m. Deal Reached

Vice President Joe Biden was meeting late Monday with Senate Democrats to brief them on a proposed deal to stop sharp tax increases and spending cuts. A source told NPR the deal with congressional Democratic and Republican leaders includes a mix of both.

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Government
11:49 am
Mon December 17, 2012

Open-Government Watchdogs OK With Closed-Door Fiscal Cliff Talks

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House Speaker John Boehner arrives at the White House on Thursday for a meeting with President Obama. The two men met again in private on Monday in an effort to reach a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
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Originally published on Tue December 18, 2012 11:48 am

If President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner's closed-door meetings aimed at solving the fiscal cliff crisis trouble anyone, you'd expect it to be the open-government watchdogs who routinely bark their outrage at public officials who work overtime to avoid public scrutiny.

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Up to Date
9:39 am
Wed August 15, 2012

The Betrayal Of The American Dream

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The award-winning investigative reporting team of Donald Bartlett and James Steele
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Over the years in this country, Washington and Wall Street have taken one step after another to dismantle the middle class.

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