AP
The White House “fiscal cliff” meeting between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner has ended with no immediate indication of progress from either side.
The two leaders met at the White House Thursday night for about an hour. They made no public comments following the sit-down, their second face-to-face meeting of the week.
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AP
Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness on Monday, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that.
The president’s pitch was aimed at painting Republican rival Mitt Romney as a protector of the rich at a time of economic unease, as Democrats intensify efforts to raise questions about the Romney’s own wealth and offshore bank accounts.
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ABC News
President Obama today called House Speaker John Boehner, urging him to get House members to support a two-month extension of the payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits ahead of the winter holiday season and before millions of workers see tax increases on Jan. 1.
The president, who delayed his vacation to Hawaii because of the stalemate, telephoned and urged Boehner, R-Ohio, to bring his caucus members back for a vote and said it is the only viable way to give both sides time to complete work on a full-year extension of the payroll tax cut, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. View full article »
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One of Christmas’ most recognizable symbols apparently needs a PR campaign — and a new tax to pay for it. What’s really going on? I mean, OBAMA, are you insane? Wait, he is! He repeats the same things over and over again expecting different results, but never gets any! Is he putting this tax to just try to get money from every area possible? View full article »
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