White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama in an eleventh-hour effort to avert a fiscal cliff...
Fiscal cliff debate shows Tea Party is here to stay
theGRIO REPORT - Rumors of the demise of the Tea Party have been greatly exaggerated...
Obama to fly home early as 'fiscal cliff' looms
HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama was cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii, planning to leave for Washington on Wednesday evening as a year-end deadline loomed before the U.S. economy goes over the so-called 'fiscal cliff'...
Poll: Public trusts Obama more than the GOP
NBC NEWS - An overwhelming majority of Americans want Congress and the Obama White House to reach a deal featuring both tax increases and spending cuts to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, according to the latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll...
US could survive going off 'cliff'
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the scenario that's been spooking employers and investors and slowing the U.S. economy...
Obama looks to use political capital in 'fiscal cliff' negotiations
(AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to spend what former President George W. Bush called 'political capital'...
US unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, 4-year low
WASHINGTON (AP) i The U.S. economy added a solid 146,000 jobs in November and theunemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said Superstorm Sandy had only a minimal effect on the figures...
Which budget cuts are killing our communities?
NBC NEWS - For cities and rural towns across the country, as well as nonprofits like Baltimore Reads, officials are struggling to maintain programs offered to low- and moderate-income residents...
Can blacks survive a fall off the 'fiscal cliff'?
theGRIO REPORT - The White House Thursday released a fact sheet illustrating the importance of resolving the debate of the "fiscal cliff" for African-Americans, showing black families could see their taxes rise by up $4,500...
Obama insistent on tax hikes for wealthy in 'fiscal cliff' deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has laid out its vision for pulling back from the looming 'fiscal cliff' and now demands that opposition Republicans get specific about their plan to prevent what many economists predict would mean a return to recession and spiking unemployment in a still-fragile U.S. economy...
