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Obama calls congressional leaders as 'fiscal cliff' optimism fades

WASHINGTON -- President Obama and lawmakers returned to Washington on Thursday to try to jump-start the stalled “fiscal cliff” talks, even as optimism that there would be a deal before the year-end deadline remained in short supply.

By Morgan Little and Kathleen Hennessey

December 27, 2012

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