Fate of US ‘fiscal cliff’ deal hangs in the balance
Washington: The fate of a deal to avert a US “fiscal cliff” budget calamity looked in increasing peril on Tuesday as Republicans in the House...
US fiscal cliff talks
Top Republican a holdout against fiscal cliff bill: lawmaker
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Washington: The number two US House Republican emerged Tuesday as a key holdout against a controversial bill that raises taxes on the wealthy but does...
US ‘fiscal cliff’ solution goes to Republican House
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Washington: Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are considering legislation to stave off America’s fiscal crisis after a last-gasp deal on taxes passed the...
No deal yet as US teeters on fiscal cliff edge
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Washington: As the United States teeters on the edge of the fiscal cliff, politicians had yet to agree Monday on a New Year’s Eve escape...
Talks stall as fiscal cliff looms
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Washington: Last minute talks stalled Sunday between top US political leaders aimed at averting a fiscal calamity due to hit within hours, as Democrats...
Drama in Washington as fiscal cliff looms
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Washington: Leaders in deeply polarized Washington groped Sunday for a stop-gap deal to avert a fiscal calamity due to strike in a matter of hours...
Top Republican: Obama shouldn’t cast fiscal cliff blame
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Washington: US House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday warned President Barack Obama that he should not cast blame on Republicans for a possible failure to...
Obama returns as fiscal cliff battle heats up
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Washington: US President Barack Obama rushed back to Washington on Thursday in a last ditch bid to halt America’s slide over the “fiscal cliff,” only...
Obama calls for scaled-back ‘fiscal cliff’ package
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Washington: US President Barack Obama Friday told lawmakers to go home and drink some Christmas egg nog before coming back to Washington to pass a...
Republicans still keen on fiscal dialogue with Obama
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Washington: Republican leaders, chastened by a failure to get conservatives to back a tax hike on millionaires, said Friday they were not walking away from...