fiscal cliff

The U.S. debt ceiling: what just happened and what’s up next

Why the House Republicans’ bill is not-so-great news

The Fiscal Cliff explained

Five things you need to know about the (totally manufactured) term

Rich face tax hikes, women drink more & bye-bye books

What students are talking about today (January 2nd)

The week’s good news and bad news

From Don Cherry mastery of Twitter, to the U.S. no longer being able to pay its bills

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Senate leader calls House speaker a dictator

Reid’s no stranger to the D-word

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Republicans fail to get the message after losing 2012 campaign

American voters want want compromise and results, writes John Parisella

Should Barack Obama try a little (legal) tender-ness?

Colby Cosh with advice on eluding the congressional debt ceiling

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Republican soul-searching for 2016

Losing an election you were certain to win is never easy. Up against a President who had a sustained high level of unemployment for all his term in office, Republicans had an opportunity to make this a one-term administration. They also believed they would make gains in the Senate, if not win it outright. None of this happened, and Republicans have offered divergent views about what went wrong, and what needs to be done.

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After meeting with Obama, congressional leaders voice confidence in deal to avoid fiscal cliff

WASHINGTON – U.S. congressional leaders are expressing confidence they can reach a deal with President Barack Obama to head off the so-called “fiscal cliff” and the risk of a new recession.

Gary Doer on U.S. elections, the ‘fiscal cliff,’ and the after-effects of Argo

In conversation with Canada’s ambassador to the U.S.

Obama and the promise of four more years

What can and will this second-term president accomplish?