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VIDEO - New claims for jobless benefits rose from 4,000 to 371,000, and continuing claims were a bright spot, reaching their lowest level in more than four years...
Poll: Public approves of Obama's handling of fiscal cliff
theGRIO REPORT - While the resolution of the fiscal cliff fight has left Americans divided, President Barack Obama's approval far exceeds that of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), according to a Washington Post/ABC poll released Tuesday...
Obama: Debt ceiling must be raised by Congress
HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that avoids the so-called fiscal cliff but says it's just one step in a broader effort to boost the economy and shrink federal deficits...
Obamas enjoy bowling and shaved ice
KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) - How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Thursday...
Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' deal to boost taxes on wealthy
HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving tax cuts for most American households...
Why President Obama took the fiscal cliff deal
ANALYSIS - Some liberals were disappointed with the agreement President Obama accepted to avoid the fiscal cliff, which included dropping his pledge to raise taxes on all income above $250,000 and not including a provision to raise the debt ceiling...
House passes bill to stave off 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill's passage on a 257-167 vote late Tuesday night in the House of Representatives sealed a hard-won political triumph for the president less than two months after he secured re-election...
'Cliff' bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate-approved compromise to avert the 'fiscal cliff' ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House Republican and other GOP lawmakers Tuesday...
Deal to avert fiscal cliff appears within reach
NBC NEWS - An agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts appeared imminent Monday night...
White House, congressional GOP near cliff deal
theGRIO REPORT - Urged by many liberals to go over the so-called fiscal cliff and force Republicans to accept whatever deal he offers, while centrists and Republicans say he must lead Washington to a compromise, President Obama is instead pursuing both options...
