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Negotiations and the 'Fiscal Cliff'
Three weeks after the election, there's been only one high-level meeting about the "fiscal cliff," despite warnings about a recession. What are the prospects of reaching a deal? Would it be so bad if they didn't?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThree weeks after the election, there's been only one high-level meeting about the "fiscal cliff," despite warnings about a return to recession. What are the prospects of both parties reaching a deal? Would it be so bad if they didn't? Also, a mass rally in Egypt against President Morsi, and the exhumation of Yasser Arafat's remains.
Banner image: President Barack Obama (2nd R) meets with (L-R) Treasury Secretary Geithner, House Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Reid to discuss the fiscal cliff and a balanced approach to the debt limit and deficit reduction, November 16, 2012. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
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3 storiesMass Rally Held against Egypt's Morsi
Egypt's first elected President, Mohammed Morsi, has been trying to contain the fallout from last week's seizure of virtually absolute power. Last night he met with angry judges, but today tens of thousands of protesters converged in Cairo's Tahrir Square accusing him and the Muslim Brotherhood of betraying last year's revolution.
Read the story7 minWhat if the US Goes over the 'Fiscal Cliff?'
Just after the election three weeks ago, leaders of both parties posed for pictures at the Obama White House and vowed to avoid another dramatic confrontation over the so-called "fiscal cliff" looming at the end of the year.
Read the story35 minArafat Exhumed
After his death eight years ago, Yasser Arafat was buried under several meters of concrete to make sure his remains could never be desecrated. Today, at his widow's request, they were exhumed as part of a French murder investigation. Samples were taken from Arafat's corpse today, as planned, but a military ceremony had to be cancelled.
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