BARACK Obama has blamed opposition Republicans for the slow progress on reaching a deal that would prevent the US from going over a "fiscal cliff" and into an era of massive budget cuts and tax rises.
BARACK Obama has blamed opposition Republicans for the slow progress on reaching a deal that would prevent the US from going over a \"fiscal cliff\" and into an era of massive budget cuts and tax rises.
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Jody Harrison
The US President last night said their "overriding theme" was to protect tax breaks for the rich, as a deadline for a compromise set by both leaders of the Senate slipped past without an agreement.
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