Obama fiscal cliff talks 12282012

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No deal reached at fiscal cliff talks in Washington; Obama 'modestly optimistic'

Harry Reid, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi met Obama at White House to talk fiscal cliff, and no deal was reached.

'Fiscal cliff' talks continue over weekend, no breakthrough

Negotiations continued over the weekend focusing on spending cuts, taxes and the farm bill.

#ThingsThatWorkBetterThanCongress: US netizens take to Twitter to complain about fiscal cliff

Twitter users frustrated with fruitless fiscal cliff negotiations used the hashtag #ThingsThatWorkBetterThanCongress to vent.

US President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn upon return to the White House on December 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama returned to Washington under pressure to forge a year-end deal with Republicans to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts of the "fiscal cliff."

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