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Fiscal Cliff Stalemate? House GOP Rejects Obama Offer

NewsLook

House Speaker John Boehner has rejected a $4 trillion fiscal cliff proposal, and Friday he told reporters negotiations had reached a stalemate.

Newt Gingrich Says Fiscal Cliff Is Fake After Predicting Romney Landslide

Newt Gingrich famously predicted in December 2011 that he would be the Republican nominee and then in October that Mitt Romney would easily beat Barack Obama 53-47, capture more than 300 electoral votes and that Republicans would regain control of the Senate.

National Press Club to Host “NEWSMAKER” Media Briefing on The Fiscal Cliff And The Need To Protect Americans with Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent, Vermont

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released by the National Press Club: Newsmaker:  Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent, Vermont TOPIC:   “THE FISCAL CLIFF AND THE NEED TO PROTECT AMERICANS”DATE:  Wednesday, December 5TIME:  10 a.m.WHERE:   Zenger Room…

Tim Geithner’s brilliant debt fixing proposal

GlobalPost

Geithner’s plan is as reasonable as it is brilliant. Joe Weisenthal, Business Insider We said earlier this month that the #1 thing that lawmakers could do to improve US fiscal prospects is eliminate the debt ceiling. There are a few simple reasons why: It’s dangerous.