Barack Obama

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Tradition has trumped suspense as members of the Electoral College cast the final, official votes in the presidential election.

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House Speaker John Boehner has proposed raising top rates for earners making more than $1 million, a person familiar with the negotiations says.

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President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner held a "frank" meeting lasting nearly an hour Thursday night, aides to both men said. Boehner returned to the Capitol without public comment, and the aides would not discuss whether the negotiating session at the White House resulted in progress to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff."

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A dedication of a bust of President Barack Obama went on as scheduled at Trenton City Hall despite controversy over its funding and the involvement of indicted Mayor Tony Mack.

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House Speaker John Boehner says the White House is so resistant to cutting spending that it is risking pushing the country off the "fiscal cliff."

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A leading conservative who's resigning from the Senate is predicting that President Barack Obama will win the battle over raising taxes.

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Talks between the White House and House Speaker John Boehner  on a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" continue out of the public eye.

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Despite an intensifying pace, little progress is being reported in talks on averting automatic spending cuts and tax increases that economists fear could send the U.S. economy off a "fiscal cliff."

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Republicans are again demanding that President Barack Obama name specific cuts in government spending that he would support as part of any compromise aimed at avoiding the "fiscal cliff."

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