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House Speaker John A. Boehner says the GOP will make a deal to let the government collect more tax revenue. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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President Obama, here with daughters Sasha and Malia, faces a “fiscal cliff” crisis that must be worked out with Congress before January. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks through the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 7, 2012, before speaking with reporters about the fiscal cliff and the need for both parties to find common ground and take steps together to help our economy grow and create jobs, which he says is critical to solving the national debt. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe.(AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange looks at images of the presidential contenders the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted as much as 369 points, or 2.6 percent, in the first two hours of trading. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Luke Scanlon, left, of MND Partners Inc. works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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A television feed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows Pres. Barack Obama, left, and his daughter, Malia, the day after he was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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A trader calls out an order on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Gregg Maloney of Barclays works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York.With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange looks at the front page of a newspaper the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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James Dresch of MND Partners Inc. works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange the day after Pres. Barack Obama was re-elected, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. With President Barack Obama elected to another term, U.S. investors dumped stocks Wednesday and turned their focus to a world of problems, including a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts at home and a deepening recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Dwight Bowman is national vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees. (American Federation of Government Employees)

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A Chevrolet Silverado stands for sale at an auto dealership in Springfield, Ill. Two of the three New York debt-rating agencies, Moody Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s, quickly gave GM’s new credit lines totaling $11 billion an investment-grade rating on Monday. (Associated Press)

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Uruguay President Jose “Pepe” Mujica entered politics after spending 14 years in prison during Uruguay’s dictatorship. The 77-year-old has created a man-of-the-people image during his time in office, giving away 90 percent of his salary, deciding not to have a bank account, driving a 41-year-old car and never wearing a tie. Under his watch, congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (Associated Press)