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Article posted: 12/10/2012 9:17 PM

No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill

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President Barack Obama speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich., Monday.

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A year-end deadline approaching, negotiations to avoid an economy-rattling "fiscal cliff" appeared at a standstill Monday. Republicans pressed President Barack Obama to name specific spending cuts he will support, while the White House insisted the GOP agree