Obama, Congress leaders to meet as fiscal cliff looms
- Published: 27 Dec 2012 at 13.46
- Online news: World
US President Barack Obama will host top congressional leaders including his bitter Republican rivals on Friday in a last-ditch bid to halt America's slide over the "fiscal cliff."
US President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn upon return to the White House on December 27, 2012 in Washington. Obama will host top congressional leaders including his bitter Republican rivals on Friday in a last-ditch bid to halt America's slide over the so-called "fiscal cliff."
The White House said he will meet his Republican foes House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic allies.
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