Boehner abandons fiscal cliff plan as Republicans defect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner faced an embarrassing setback on Thursday when he failed to unite his Republican lawmakers behind an effort designed to extract concessions from President Barack Obama in year-end "fiscal cliff" talks. The surprise development cast more uncertainty on the year-end budget talks that aim to prevent across-the-board tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the U. S. economy into recession next year. . . .
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