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  PPACA: Are you shocked?

  By David A. Saltzman  |  February 28, 2013

  To understand what's going on, look for the baby.

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  GOP leader: House to vote on debt limit increase

  By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press  |  January 18, 2013

  Full details aren’t settled yet, but the measure would give the government about three more months of borrowing authority.

• McConnell isn’t sure if he’s ready to let the U.S. default

  By Staff Writer  |  January 7, 2013

  Balancing the budget will mean reducing spending, not new taxes, says McConnell.

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  No movement: Lawmakers dig in heels on debt crisis

  By Anne Flaherty  |  January 7, 2013

  Democrats insist on higher taxes for the wealthy while Republicans demand more cuts in government spending.

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  More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens

  By David Espo  |  January 4, 2013

  At the top of the list is an expected battle over spending cuts.

• PPACA’s reality bites

  By David A. Saltzman  |  January 1, 2013

  Welcome to 2013. You may think that you have opened all of your gifts, but there’s one last package.

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  Narrow fiscal cliff bargain gains currency

  By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press, JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press  |  December 14, 2012

  The White House and many GOP congressmen have set their sights on a more modest deal that would leave more vexing issue to the new year.

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  Fiscal cliff talks appear to be stalled

  By Andrew Taylor  |  December 12, 2012

  Republicans want more spending cuts. The president wants more taxes on the wealthy. Who will win?

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  No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill

  By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent  |  December 11, 2012

  The two sides remain far apart on spending cuts and tax increases.

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  Obama, Boehner meet to discuss fiscal cliff

  By Anne Flaherty, Julie Pace  |  December 10, 2012

  But the two parties remain far apart on raising taxes for the wealthiest Americans and entitlement reform.