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November 2012

CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT NOW FACE A CRISIS OF THEIR OWN MAKING

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/obama-congress-urgent-task_n_2089042.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D231552 WASHINGTON — One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts and tax increases that threaten to plunge the economy back into recession. Added Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.: “Of course” an agreement is […]