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Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer was outspoken over the deal’s limits and called it “incomprehensible” that spending cuts will be on the table again in two months. (Associated Press)

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Debbie Stabenow, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, negotiated a deal with Rep. Frank D. Lucas to extend the 2008 “farm bill,” but the proposal was piggybacked onto the stalled “fiscal cliff” measure. (Associated Press)

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An artist’s rendering depicts a proposed 625-foot Ferris wheel planned for New York’s Staten Island waterfront. Developers plan to push ahead with the project, which also includes an outlet mall and hotel, despite being set partly in a flood zone. (Associated Press)

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Aaron Kushner, publisher of the Orange County Register, will have increased his newsroom by half once the final 25 of 100 newly hired journalists join the staff. Average daily circulation rose 5.3 percent in a year. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner leaves a GOP caucus meeting on "fiscal cliff" legislation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, returns to his office after a vote on the "fiscal cliff" deal on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Rachel Schaefer of Denver smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club at which a New Year's Eve party was held, in Denver on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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associated press Traders wearing “2013” glasses work the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on New Year’s Eve. Assuming a budget deal is reached in a reasonable amount of time, investors will be more comfortable owning stocks in 2013, allowing valuations to rise, according to one analyst.

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Reporters pursue Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, as he walks to a closed-door meeting with GOP members of the House as Congress in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, as Senate and House leaders rush to assemble a last-ditch agreement to head off the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)