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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner enters the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, on his way to a meeting with House and Senate leaders to discuss the looming "fiscal cliff." (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters in the House Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, about the looming financial crisis. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters in the House Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, about the looming financial crisis. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters in the House Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, about the looming financial crisis. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters in the House Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, about the looming financial crisis. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters about the looming financial crisis on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at the House Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (second from right) whispers to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (right) as Rep. Steny Hoyer, House minority whip, speaks at a press conference in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, to announce the House Democratic leadership for the 113th Congress. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks at a press conference in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, to announce the party's leadership positions for the 113th Congress. Mrs. Pelosi unanimously was re-elected as Democratic leader. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and Rep. Joseph Crowley, New York Democrat, confer as they leave a press conference to announce their party's leadership positions for the 113th Congress after a meeting in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (center), flanked by Sen. Charles E. Schumer (left) and Sen. Patty Murray, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. "We're still waiting for a serious offer from Republicans," Mr. Reid said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (center), Nevada Democrat, followed by Sen. Richard J. Durbin (left), Illinois Democrat, arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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White House press secretary Jay Carney holds up a copy of the President's Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, as President Obama was having a private lunch with former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney arrives at the White House in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, for a private luncheon with President Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks at a press conference to announce leadership positions for the 113th Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. As expected, Mrs. Pelosi will keep her position. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks about the looming financial crisis to reporters at the House Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
