Fiscal Cliff: Barack Obama, John Boehner Meet At White House -- Politico
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met at the White House Sunday in an attempt to break the logjam on the fiscal cliff.
It was their first face-to-face meeting in 23 days.
Both the White House and Boehner’s office declined to describe the meeting, putting out identical statements that said, “This afternoon, the President and Speaker Boehner met at the White House to discuss efforts to resolve the fiscal cliff. We’re not reading out details of the conversation, but the lines of communication remain open.”
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria rebels overrun Aleppo military base. Syria: Islamist rebels seize military base near Aleppo.
Syria’s civil war spills into Lebanon again, 4 killed in gun battles.
Yemen says 17 soldiers killed in ambush.
Israel grows jittery of new Palestinian uprising.
U.N. nuclear inspectors to press Iran on military site access.
Sanctions push Iran into recession: IIF.
ASIA
Suicide bombers launch deadly attack on Pakistani police. Deadly attack on Pakistan police station.
UN: Refugee camps in western Burma 'shocking'.
Typhoon-hit Philippines appeals for help. Philippine typhoon missing soars to 900.
North Koreans get glimpse into another way of life with illegal forays into China.
Kim Jong-il anniversary: 'We are too busy trying to survive to care'.
Japan falls into recession.
AFRICA
Egypt crisis: Morsi gives army arrest powers before vote.
Talks between Congo government and rebels open.
Puntland instability underscores Somali militants' staying power.
Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner. Ghana opposition contender might challenge election results.
Mugabe threatens total seizure of foreign mining firms.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Nigerian finance minister's mother kidnapped.
Nelson Mandela faces more tests in hospital.
EUROPE
Anti-austerity coalition wins Romania polls.
4 IRA suspects arrested over Northern Ireland bomb.
Italian shares hit by Mario Monti departure.
Berlusconi sex trial flares up as Italy election nears.
Germany expels four Syrian embassy staff.
EU collects Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
AMERICAS
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez heads to Cuba for more surgery. Chavez faces surgery in Cuba, vows "I'll be back".
Clinton to testify on Hill about Benghazi report.
Land routes blocked, smuggling rises sharply on California coast.
Cholera outbreak in Cuba kept mostly quiet.
Turks and Caicos ex-PM Michael Misick held in Brazil.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Mali is the next front in the war against Al Qaeda.
U.S. drone strike kills a commander for Al Qaeda in Pakistan.
Al-Qaeda playing a bigger role in Syrian rebellion.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
US and UK agree failed banks plan.
Wall Street workers expecting worst bonus season since 2008.
Spotify founder Daniel Ek wanted to create something 'better than piracy'.
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