Article posted: 11/15/2012 7:34 PM

Analysis: Only ritual talk on fiscal cliff so far

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President Barack Obama ducks into a tent to greet people at a FEMA recovery center on the grounds of New Dorp High School on the Staten Island borough of New York, Thursday. Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated neighborhoods rendered unlivable.

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When President Barack Obama greets congressional leaders at the White House on Friday, an elaborate set of postelection rituals will be complete. Yet divided government's ability to attack the nation's economic woes is no clearer now than it has been for months.