Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) continued urgent talks Monday over a deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” after Democrats offered several significant concessions on taxes, including aWe've written on this blog many times — including in The Fix's Monday column — about how Republicans in Congress have very little impetus to compromise on the “fiscal cliff,” given how conservative their states/districts are. And it's true; the vastBy ALAN FRAM AND ANDREW TAYLOR, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The White House and Senate Republicans sorted through stubborn disputes over taxing the wealthy and cutting the budget to pay forSome analysts remain doubtful that the fiscal impasse in Washington is having a material impact on the US consumers (as discussed here). But once again we see the uncertainty showing up in consumer survey numbers.If Senate leaders reach an agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, they won't announce it today.
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