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U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests before delivering remarks about the fiscal cliff negotiations in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House December 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said he was hopeful that an agreement could be found to avert the fiscal cliff in Congress, which is closing in on a deal that would raise taxes on households that make more than $450,000 a year and individuals who make more than $400,000. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Poll: Public approves of Obama's handling of fiscal cliff

Marquise Francis
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...
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Obama: Debt ceiling must be raised by Congress

Matthew Daly, Associated Press
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...
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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (C) leaves the second House Republican Caucus meeting of the day with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) (R) during a rare New Year's Day session January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House is considering a negotiated bill to avert the 'fiscal cliff' that passed the Senate in the early hours Tuesday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House re-elects Boehner speaker

Donna Cassata, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner speaker and hailing one of their own who returned a year after being felled by a stroke...
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Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' deal to boost taxes on wealthy

Matthew Daly, Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving tax cuts for most American households...
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Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., left, joined by other New York area-lawmakers affected by Superstorm Sandy, express their anger and disappointment after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for the storm's victims, at the Capitol in Washington, early Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama, NY and NJ lawmakers press for Sandy aid

Andrew Miga and Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday for pulling legislation on Hurricane Sandy aid...
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President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office to board Marine One and depart from the White House in the early morning hours of January 2, 2013 in Washington D.C.. He will return to Hawaii, after coming back to Washington DC during his holiday to work on the 'fiscal cliff' issue. (Photo by Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images )

Why President Obama took the fiscal cliff deal

Perry Bacon Jr.
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...
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A man walks down a flooded street ahead of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Congress ends without move on Superstorm Sandy aid

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The current term of the U.S. Congress is set to end this week with no action on aid for the superstorm that left more than 100 dead...
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President Barack Obama arrives to deliver a statement in the White House Briefing Room following passage by the House of tax legislation on January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House and Senate have now both passed the legislation, averting the so-called fiscal cliff. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

House passes bill to stave off 'fiscal cliff'

Associated Press
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...
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'Cliff' bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
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...
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the fiscal cliff negotiations in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House December 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said he was hopeful that an agreement could be found to avert the fiscal cliff in Congress, which is closing in on a deal that would raise taxes on households that make more than $450,000 a year and individuals who make more than $400,000. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Deal to avert fiscal cliff appears within reach

NBC News
NBC NEWS - An agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts appeared imminent Monday night...
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