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Fiscal cliff: Obama ‘optimistic’ on Senate-led deal

YoopyaDec 29, 2012December 29, 20120

US President Barack Obama says he is “modestly optimistic” that a deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” is possible, after a last-ditch White House meeting.

Obama to host fiscal cliff talks at White House

YoopyaDec 28, 20120

US President Barack Obama has called Congressional leaders to talks at the White House to try to stop the US falling over the “fiscal cliff”.

Gun group offers training for Utah teachers

YoopyaDec 28, 20120

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Jessica Fiveash sees nothing wrong with arming teachers. She’s one herself, and learned Thursday how to safely use her

Aide: Stow ‘harps,’ ex-president in good hands

YoopyaDec 28, 20120

HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is unlikely to leave the Houston hospital where he’s being cared for anytime soon but would tell

Desert Storm commander Norman Schwarzkopf dies

YoopyaDec 28, 20120

WASHINGTON (AP) — Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn’t care much for his popular “Stormin’ Norman” nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander’s

Lawmakers, Obama in last chance talks on “fiscal cliff”

YoopyaDec 28, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and lawmakers are launching a last-chance round of budget talks days before a New Year’s deadline to reach a deal

Ex-U.S. President George H.W. Bush in intensive care

YoopyaDec 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in “guarded condition,” family spokesman Jim

Washington stirs for “fiscal cliff” talks as Obama heads home

YoopyaDec 27, 2012June 22, 20230

(Reuters) – Efforts to prevent the U.S. economy from going over a “fiscal cliff” stirred back to life on Wednesday with less than a week

Lawmakers play waiting game with ‘fiscal cliff’ deadline in sight

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

(Reuters) – With only a week left before a deadline for the United States to go over a “fiscal cliff,” lawmakers played a waiting game

Storm brings tornadoes, snow to South; two dead

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

(Reuters) – A major winter storm system swept through the southern United States on Tuesday, spawning tornadoes in several states and killing two people in