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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, second from left, accompanied by fellow Senate Democratic leaders, on Thursday discusses stalled fiscal cliff negotiations and other unfinished business in the Senate. From left are, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois, Reid, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, and Sen. Charles Schumer of New York.
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Face to face with time running short, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner negotiated at the White House Thursday night in what aides called "frank" talks aimed at breaking a stubborn deadlock and steering the nation away from an economy-threatening "fiscal cliff."Galleries by Category