Teetering on the cliff, WH, Congress gear up for new round of talks
As the nation teeters on the edge of the so-called "fiscal cliff," President Obama returns to Washington Thursday to resume negotiations with Congress over a deal to keep taxes from going up on Americans. But a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the state of play as lawmakers trickle back to Capitol Hill for a new round of talks, and voters are expressing diminishing faith in the two sides' ability to hammer out an agreement. Mr. Obama, who spent Christmas in Hawaii with his family, announced yesterday he would be returning to Washington on an overnight flight tonight. But after ongoing negotiations fell apart last week between the president and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, it's not clear if a deal will be made before a series of tax hikes and spending cuts set to go into effect next year.
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Boehner
Overall Sentiment: 0.106375
Relevance: 0.719048
Luntz
Overall Sentiment: -0.127365
Relevance: 0.479084
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| -0.043128 | "What the Democrats don't understand is that the hostility towards how much Washington spends, that this whole discussion over the last six weeks has been about raising taxes on the wealthy rather than cutting wasteful Washington spending," he said. ... |
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President Obama
Overall Sentiment: -0.225948
Relevance: 0.431794
Majority Leader Harry Reid
Overall Sentiment: 0.0714219
Relevance: 0.412937
Mr. Obama
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.405291
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.297299
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| 0.027322 | "If Speaker Boehner is willing to bring to the floor of the House a bill, and just let this House work its will, Democrats and Republicans voting as their conscience determines, then I believe we can get something done," Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., told ... |
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Organization: Republicans
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Relevance: 0.935246
Organization: Congress
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Relevance: 0.34387
Organization: Gallup
Overall Sentiment: 0.221757
Relevance: 0.338158
Organization: Senate
Overall Sentiment: 0.0445487
Relevance: 0.321558
Organization: Medicare
Overall Sentiment: -0.242701
Relevance: 0.320554
Company: CBS
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.319192
Facility: White House
Overall Sentiment: 0.0154467
Relevance: 0.611646
City: Washington
Overall Sentiment: -0.0836653
Relevance: 0.498852
StateOrCounty: Washington
Overall Sentiment: -0.0238197
Relevance: 0.358329
StateOrCounty: Hawaii
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.350752
Holiday: Christmas
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.364218
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