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No deal in sight as deadline for fiscal deal nears

By Jim Kuhnhenn | December 27, 2012

A last-gasp effort Thursday to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts got off on the same convulsive, partisan tone that marked congressional attempts to resolve the impasse before lawmakers left Washington to go home for Christmas.
Cliff looms

By David Espo | December 26, 2012

Congressional officials said Wednesday they knew of no significant strides toward a compromise over a long Christmas weekend, and no negotiations have been set.
Boehner, White House vow to press ahead

By Andrew Taylor | December 21, 2012

House Speaker John Boehner signaled on Friday he's still open to negotiations with President Barack Obama on avoiding across-the-board tax increases set to hit taxpayers Jan. 1, but sounded pessimistic about reaching a grand deal with the president.
Big rhetoric, tiny numbers separate Obama, Boehner

By Alan Fram | December 20, 2012

In the "fiscal cliff" standoff, President Barack Obama wants to raise taxes by about $20 billion a year more than House Speaker John Boehner. The president wants to spend about that much more yearly than Boehner does, too.
House GOP plans vote on fiscal cliff ‘Plan B’

By Andrew Taylor | December 20, 2012

The Republican-controlled House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas deal between President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems

By Stephen Ohlemacher | December 19, 2012

President Barack Obama's offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises to shield the massive retirement and disability program from cuts as part of negotiations to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff.
White House threatens veto of GOP budget plan

By Alan Fram | December 19, 2012

The White House threatened Wednesday to veto House Speaker John Boehner's backup plan for averting the "fiscal cliff," saying it was time for Republicans to stop political posturing and continue trying to reach a compromise deficit-cutting package.
Fiscal cliff efforts ongoing

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Julie Pace | December 18, 2012

President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner pushed ahead on negotiating a broad deal to avert the "fiscal cliff," even as the GOP leader readied a backup plan Tuesday to pressure the White House with little time left to avoid a double hit on the economy.
Nevada backs Medicaid expansion

By Sandra Chereb | December 12, 2012

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that he'll support expanding Medicaid eligibility in Nevada as called for under the federal health care law to provide coverage for the state's neediest residents.
Fiscal cliff talks intense

By Andrew Taylor | December 12, 2012

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."