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In this Nov. 16, 2012, photo, President Obama acknowledges House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. A big coalition of business groups says there must be give-and-take in the negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of massive tax increases and spending cuts. But the coalition also says raising tax rates is out of the question. The group doesn't care that Mr. Obama campaigned to raise tax rates on the rich. The same song is sung by groups representing retirees, colleges and countless others. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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In this file photo, an Amazon.com employee at the Fernley, Nev., warehouse grabs boxes ready to load into a truck. On March 15, 2018, a legislative filibuster scuttled a bill in the Nebraska state legislature intended help the state collect more online sales tax revenue has stalled in the Nebraska Legislature. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Inspectors stand in debris on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at the site of a natural-gas explosion that leveled a strip club in Springfield, Mass., on Friday evening. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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In this image provided by Click2houston.com, cars and trucks are piled on Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas on Nov. 22, 2012. The Texas Department of Public Safety said at least 35 people have been injured in the pileup. (Associated Press/Click2houston.com)

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Washington’s Aldrick Robinson (11) celebrates his second-quarter touchdown that gave the Redskins the lead for good in a 38-31 victory over Dallas on Sunday. (Associated Press)

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Oil field workers may be having more rigs to climb in the future. Energy leaders now, more than ever, are portraying oil and gas production as a key way of generating tax revenue, spurring job creation and saving the nation from going off the looming “fiscal cliff.” States such as Pennsylvania and North Dakota continue to expand fracking, creating tens of thousands of jobs and pumping millions of dollars into local economies. Any federal action to limit fracking would pour cold water on the growth in those states and give fresh ammunition to the vocal environmental opposition in New York, California and elsewhere. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** The town crier, played by volunteer Stephen Fahy, prepares to shout out to announce a group of visitors during "Christmas at Mount Vernon" at Mount Vernon in Alexandria, Va, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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The Audas family drives donations up to New Jersey. on Wedneday, Nov. 21, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Abbi and Tiffany walk down a street in Union Beach, N.J. where people have emptied all of their belongings into the street after Hurricane Sandy on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. They have donated items here that they collected in Project Keep Them Cozy, which Abbi, 12, and Andrew, 9, spearheaded. The family is spending their Thanksgiving up here volunteering. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Mom Tiffany talks with Frank Wells in Union Beach, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. He says his side of the street was lucky. The Audas family has donated items here that they collected in Project Keep Them Cozy, which Abbi, 12, and Andrew, 9, spearheaded. The family is spending their Thanksgiving up here volunteering. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Abbi Audas checks out damage from Hurricane Sandy in Union Beach, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. They have donated items here that they collected in Project Keep Them Cozy, which Abbi, 12, and Andrew, 9, spearheaded. The family is spending their Thanksgiving up here volunteering. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Abbi Audas checks finds family photos that have been damaged from Hurricane Sandy in Union Beach, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. They have donated items here that they collected in Project Keep Them Cozy, which Abbi, 12, and Andrew, 9, spearheaded. The family is spending their Thanksgiving up here volunteering. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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The Audas family checks out damage from Hurricane Sandy in Union Beach, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. They have donated items here that they collected in Project Keep Them Cozy, which Abbi, 12, and Andrew, 9, spearheaded. The family is spending their Thanksgiving up here volunteering. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tiffany, Abbi and Andrew hold hands while they look at a street where houses are being demolished in Union Beach, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. They have donated items here that they collected in Project Keep Them Cozy, which Abbi, 12, and Andrew, 9, spearheaded. The family is spending their Thanksgiving up here volunteering. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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An American flag has been stuck in one of the huge sand dunes in Union Beach, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The Audas family has donated items here that they collected in Project Keep Them Cozy, which Abbi, 12, and Andrew, 9, spearheaded. The family is spending their Thanksgiving up here volunteering. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Van Metre Homes is building 26 homes with a golf course view at the Estates at Bull Run Golf Club in Haymarket, Va. The Highland model, with 3,610 finished square feet, is priced from $749,990.