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Fiscal Cliff Could Have Greatest Impact on Poor, Unemployed At a Los Angeles center, Catholic Charities provides food and other assistance to the poor, unemployed, and homeless. A homeless man, John Wood, is sitting with his belongs in a grocery cart
Obama Appeals to Public About 'Fiscal Cliff' Obama took his campaign to a toy factory near Philadelphia on Friday, asking middle-class workers and business leaders to press Republican lawmakers to pass his tax plan. And if we could just get a few Hou
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday night to approve a Senate bill to averta feared fiscalcliff.The measure that sought to maintain tax cuts for most Americans but increase rates on the wealthy passed the Democratic-led Senate overwhelminglyea
US Congress Avoids Fiscal Cliff, Postpones Budget Decision From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. On January first, both houses of the United States Congress approved a plan that will increase taxes for most Ameri
Europe Warily Watches US 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks But it has been a turbulent 12 months for Europe - and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ended the year on a somber note, warning that the coming year will be even more difficult. The reforms that we've int
'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Highlights Messy US Democracy in Action Many visitors to the U.S. Capitol, like David Stark from the state of nearby Maryland, come to admire this monument to democracy but express frustration with the political polarization insid
Fiscal Cliff Talks Have Californians Nervous Medical patient Robbie Reynolds relies on a community clinic for her health care. I don't think I would have made it without them, all the years that I've been coming here, because there were times that I
US Cities Brace for Looming Fiscal Cliff Like many American towns, Dixon, Illinois, is still struggling to recover from the 2008 financial crisis and economic recession. Here, unemployment exceeds the national average. Residents are casting a nervous
During a news conference moments after the House passed a Senate-backed bill to prevent the fiscal cliff, Obama spoke about the country's deficit problem. I think we will recognise this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our eco
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. lawmakers in the upper house of Congress on Sunday were attempting to strike a last- minute deal to solve the so-called fiscal cliff, but the two sides have not inked a deal as the nation neared the verge of cliff
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua)-- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday that he will move to a backup option for the fiscal woes due in January while remained hopeful a broader deal can be reached with the President Barack Obama. Boehner spoke
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax increases and mandated spending cuts. The Republican-dominated House will take a straight up-or-down
WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama used a truck manufacturing plant in the midwestern United States as the backdrop for a speech Monday about the economy, and the importance of achieving an agreement in fiscal negotiations with congressional Republic
Obama, Congress Face 'Fiscal Cliff' Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama and his political opponents in Congress are facing an end-of-the-year deadline to reach a deal on taxes and spending cuts that has proved both contentious and elusive fo
CAPITOL HILL Four days before Americans face massive automatic tax increases and deep federal spending cuts, Washington is showing no signs of forging a deficit reduction agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Many lawmakers are absent from W
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a fiscal cliff bill into law that raises tax rates for the wealthiest Americans and extends tax cuts for most of the U.S. households, the White House said early Thursday. Obama sig
U.S. President Barack Obama and his political opponents in Congress are moving a bit closer to reaching a compromise over contentious year-end financial issues. No deal appears imminent, but officials say the leader of the Republican-controlled House
Obama, Congress to Continue Negotiations on 'Fiscal Cliff' U.S. President Barack Obama will resume negotiations with congressional leaders later this month to try to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. Obama is on
U.S. President Barack Obama and key congressional leaders are meeting Friday in their first face-to-face effort to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. As the talks started, President Obama said he and the lawmakers
U.S. labor leaders met with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, calling on him to reject deep cuts in pensions and health care for the elderly as he works to resolve crucial government financial issues by the end of the year. Newly re-elected, Obama i