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So it should be a nice photo op and everything, but wont get anything done. also the president campaigned on a platform of raising taxes. thats kind of unusual that he did it, and he won. so he already has a victory to say, look -- >> greta: he has a victory, but we still have a fiscal cliff problem. he may have his political victory, but we still have the problem. >> yeah, we do, but congress has a nasty habit of procrastination, and this is no exception. you need christmas, exhaustion to play ...

July of 2008. construction starts up 3.6% from september to october. stocks were mixed after a big day monday. the dow lost seven. the s&p 500 and nasdaq were both up a fraction of a point. in tonights fiscal cliff update, assuming a deal gets done sometime before the clock strikes midnight on morning of january 1, what exactly is going to get cut? chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel looks at the possibilities. >> capitol hill sources say meetings between the white house and key lawma...

Consultant to the obama campaign and principle with clifton consulting. angela mcglowan, fox news political analyst. well have a fair and balanced debate. i thought, marjorie in the final debates we werent going to have the fiscal cliff problem. that is what he promised in the debate. now he is saying it could happen if congress doesnt go along. >> his mandate i will help to work across the aisle to we have to look back when the deal was cut. it was seen the most ludicrous thing that could happe...

A blue ray playier for 38 bucks and buy an ipad 2, score a $75 walmart gift card. all right. mr. shopper, brian. all right. just one day after president obama would have won reelectionn. dow over sees the largest drop of the year. stewart varney is here. >> the primmary reason is this. we are probably going to get a deal on the fiscal cliff thing that. will include a tax increase on wettley people. harry reid said the rich has to pay more to fix this fiscal cliff problem. if you get a tax increa...

>> no difference. >> -- than they already paid. for the first time last night we understand that hes, in fact, not going to cut peoples taxes. >> so the reality is that this claim to be reducing tax at the direct in terms of your salary is actually a falsification because hes going to raise your tax if he closes loopholes. you may end up paying more, not less. why does he keep selling this voodoo economics to the nation? >> this is the first time again last night that we actually heard what hes ...

two straight years, job creation seems to be slowing down. earnings for middle income americans fell some 7% in the past decade. and then there are investments. your i.r.a., your 401(k), your pensions. theyre a second road to prosperity. that is complicated in this volatile market. for those of you looking for a safe harbor by investing in fixed income or parking money in the shelter of a bank, youre getting nothing. even our virtually nonexistent inflation is higher than what youre ea...

spending and thats because trat decisional path to prosperity is still strewn with debris from the last storm. the big one, the recession. your job and the wage you bring home is the single most important way to build wealth. but despite net job growth for two straight years, job creation seems to be slowing down. earnings for middle income americans fell some 7% in the past decade. and then there rinare investmen. that is complicated in this volatile market. for those of you looking f...

President and the speaker of the house between a possible plan to avoid billions in tax hikes and spending cuts. it at one point looked like a deal might be close. right now were hearing there are some problems. campaign carl cameron chief political correspondent from washington. >> reporter: shocker problems in washington, hey, megyn. there are proposals going back and forth from either end of pennsylvania avenue. speaker boehner and republicans and president and the white house. boehner says n...

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