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• AP source: Boehner offers millionaire tax hike

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Signaling new movement in “fiscal cliff” talks, House Speaker John Boehner has proposed raising the top rate for earners making more than $1 million, a person familiar …

• Crop insurance juicy target in ‘fiscal cliff’ deal

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Rural lawmakers worry that $9 billion in annual federal crop insurance subsidies are an easy target for spending cuts in a “fiscal cliff” deal so they’re shopping …

• Time for Plan B on ‘fiscal cliff?’

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s beginning to look like it’s time for Plan B on the “fiscal cliff.” With talks between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner apparently stalled, … 2

• $4 trillion no magical cure for debt problem

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed saving more than $4 trillion over the next decade in his “fiscal cliff” talks with Republicans. House Speaker John Boehner has offered …

• Federal judges sue to win promised pay increases

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation teetering on an economic “fiscal cliff,” federal judges may soon force Congress to dedicate possibly millions of dollars to what some of those same …

• Narrow ‘fiscal cliff’ bargain gains currency

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes dimming for a wide-ranging bargain, the White House and many congressional Republicans are setting their sights on a more modest deal that would extend current tax …

• ‘Cliff’ crash may clear way for deal in January

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — To get to “yes” on a “fiscal cliff” accord, Congress and the White House first might have to get to “no.” That is, an impasse that sends …

• Night talks: Obama, Boehner meet on ‘fiscal cliff’

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Face to face with time running short, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner negotiated at the White House on Thursday night in what aides …

• Senate turns to Sandy aid bill Monday

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will be turning its attention to a $60.4 billion disaster aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims next week while President Obama and House Speaker John …

• Obama, Boehner hold hour-long White House meeting

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner held a “frank” meeting lasting nearly an hour Thursday night, aides to both men said. Boehner returned to the …

• Fiscal cliff splits big, small businesses on taxes

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The “fiscal cliff” debate is splitting the business community over taxes, driving a wedge between two natural Republican allies: the nation’s corporate leaders who are helping strengthen …

• Boehner: White House risks fiscal cliff stalemate

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says the White House is so resistant to cutting spending that it is risking pushing the country off the “fiscal cliff.” In remarks …

• Feds to probe why alarms failed in W.Va. explosion

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Federal investigators are looking into why no alarms sounded as a massive natural gas explosion sent flames as high as hilltops, engulfing homes and a large …

• No budging as fiscal cliff talks appear stalled

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans aren’t budging on tax rates, and Democrats are resisting steps like raising the eligibility age for Medicare. Negotiations on averting a year-end fiscal train wreck combining … 3

• W.Va. gas line blast a reminder of widespread risk

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly 15,000 miles of natural gas pipeline stretch across West Virginia, and as residents of this community north of Charleston now know, devastating explosions can happen …

• Lawmakers seek to rekindle mining reform efforts

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While the U.S. government reaps billions of dollars in royalties each year from fossil fuels extracted from federal lands and waters, it does not collect any … 1

• Fiscal cliff talks intense; Obama and Boehner talk

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 … 1

• House GOP press Obama for balanced fiscal deal

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders are pressing President Barack Obama to come up with plan they can accept for spending cuts and tax revenue to avoid the so-called “fiscal …

• Fiscal cliff talks appear to be stalled

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 …

• Michigan lawmakers approve right-to-work bills

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Over the chants of thousands of angry protesters, Republican lawmakers made Michigan a right-to-work state Tuesday, dealing a devastating and once-unthinkable defeat to organized labor in …

• Fiscal cliff: Private bargaining, public wrangling

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In a test of divided government, the White House and congressional Republicans bargained in secret and sparred in public Tuesday over a deal to prevent year-end tax …

• GOP’s Boehner says Obama slow-walking cliff talks

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of slow-walking negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff” and urged him to name specific cuts in government …

• APNewsBreak: Explo faced scrutiny before La. scare

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World DOYLINE, La. (AP) — The explosives recycling company that caused the evacuation of a Louisiana town has come under scrutiny for explosions and its handling of dangerous materials before, and …

• Senate GOP leader calls on Dems to spell out cuts

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of slow-walking negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” and urged him to name specific cuts in government …

• Explosives co. faced scrutiny before La evacuation

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World DOYLINE, La. (AP) — The explosives recycling company that caused the evacuation of a Louisiana town has come under scrutiny for explosions and its handling of dangerous materials before, and …

• HSBC to pay $1.9B to settle money-laundering probe

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — HSBC, the British banking giant, said Tuesday it will pay $1.9 billion to settle a money-laundering probe by federal and state authorities in the United States. The …

• AP source: HSBC to pay $1.9B to settle probe

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — HSBC, the British banking giant, will pay $1.9 billion to settle a money-laundering probe by federal and state authorities in the United States, a law enforcement official …

• Surprise: New insurance fee in health overhaul law

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Your medical plan is facing an unexpected new fee. It’s to help cover people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The $63-per-head fee …

• Obama in Michigan to press for taxes on rich

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pressing for public support Monday to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, a day after he and House Speaker John Boehner met one-on-one …

• Ariz. Powerball jackpot winner’s name released

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The second winner of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot is a 37-year-old electronics industry professional who grew up in a modest home in Pennsylvania and moved to …

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