Article posted: 12/2/2012 8:55 PM

‘Cliff’; Talks stalemated over tax hikes

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Republicans have to stop using fuzzy "political math" and say how much they are willing to raise tax rates on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans and then specify the spending cuts they want.

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As the White House and Republican leaders enter the final month of negotiations to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff," both sides struck an uncompromising tone Sunday, as warnings mounted that they will be unable to forge an agreement to stop an automatic series of deep spending cuts and large tax hikes that could push the economy into recession.